Yes, I am a private money lender.

If your bet is appreciation, bet your underlying fixed costs go up.

Financing options include standard 25% down, 30-year fixed loans, FHA loans, portfolio loans, private financing/hard money loans, and seller financing.

Perhaps not a trend to consider across the city but any neighborhood that would attract college educated young professional families seems to be a good bet if you wanted to focus on this asset type.I plan to build 12 townhomes as a second phase of a condo/townhome project in a good area of Mount Airy near the Chestnut Hill boarder and even though I’m likely to years away from being ready to begin phase 2, my current plans are to keep the 12 homes as rentals for the precise reasons I outlined above.  

Investing in Detroit in 1950 seemed like a solid bet.  

Alternatively, anyone know of any genuine private lenders that are open to this?

Try to see the big picture when getting started - maybe seeking private / hard money to get in to the deals where there is more profit potential could benefit you.

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like that county provides that information for free online, BUT they do upload it to a private company that will sell you access to it online for a fee:https://www.courthouseonline.com/

Hi All, We're considering our first private loan and have calculated our costs based on an initial conversation with the investor.

There are hardship withdrawal provisions and others that can be exercised if you meet the requirements. 3) If you have access to a workplace plan, like a 401k, with a Roth component, you can consider that as well. 4) If you setup your Roth with a Self-Directed IRA custodian, they can allow you to invest in assets like real estate, private lending, private equity and other alternative assets.