A private investor will want to see a few successful deals before taking out large sums as a debt loan.

-To your success, the Rent To Retirement team!

I look forward to seeing your posts and wish you success in your investing journey

I recently watched a video of a social media guru suggesting in 30 days he could have a team in place in any market in the country and be up and running with a successful real estate business.

We do a ton of them here in Chicago and everyone of them is a great long term success!

—will be key to success!!

So, it's still a viable way of investing, but does not have the same scale of success in today's economic environment in higher appreciation markets.

Where we're still seeing success is doing exactly what you said you do NOT want to do...

I can say from having taught classes on these loans that your contractor will be the biggest key to your success.

Hey Dan - That sounds incredibly frustrating, especially after hosting so many successful stays over the years.