I want to start a nonprofit eventually to help the poor in the USA & other countries, and I'm considering using my own money or receiving government funds instead of relying on donations from people unless they're just rich ****s.

@Chris GibbinsI am in a group where many have invested in atm funds and they are not going well at all.

@Caiden Mooney, if you are going to rent the property to third parties you may also be able to use a self-directed IRA to fund.

Start small with a property within your budget and skill set, using HELOC for funding.

If it’s not used, I treat it as reserve funds.  

Has anyone used BackFlip to fund any deals? 

On the private side, we fund in a couple of weeks.

I have a background working with banks, hedge funds and large infrastructure developers, and have been told my sales and negotiation skills could be leveraged in real estate, particularly in wholesaling.

We did a deep dive into their business - they have multiple lawsuits for taking funds and backing out of deals and never responding.

I'm interested in their note/equity funds.