My name is Omar, and I’m a new investor eager to learn, grow, and connect with like-minded individuals who are on the journey to financial freedom through real estate.

If a cash out refinance, many lenders will allow the cash out to satisfy the reserves requirement.DSCR lenders generally let you vest either individually or as an LLC.

I agree with this high level (Private Money = Individual, Hard Money = Company Non-Turnkey Product).I've been begging (mostly to no avail) for better clarity and definitions here for these to avoid confusion - BiggerPockets IMO has a HUGE opportunity to set and create the "gold standard" universal definitions of loan types with just a little initiative. 

Why don't GPS connect with high net worth individuals or family offices to reduce the work of raising from a higher number of LPs?  

Welcome to BP - have you nailed down the specific individual towns/markets for the Poconos yet or are you still casting a wide net?

If a cash out refinance, many lenders will allow the cash out to satisfy the reserves requirement.DSCR lenders generally let you vest either individually or as an LLC.

It sounds weird, but you have to be careful how much you advertise so that you don't get a reputation for being "out of money", while at the same time networking with wealthy individuals/family offices/private equity.It's a little different if your approach is going to be only loaning your own capital.

Real Estate is get rich slowly, $150k to invest is an amazing place to be and a great achievement, but it's also not going to produce a life changing amount of cash flow every year.

In Washington, an architect can stamp plans prepared by another individual if they have been reviewed by and approved by the stamping architect.

There's a number of property management companies and individual mangagers in the area.