I already have a couple potential deals, but the biggest hurdle I'll face is finding a private money lender who's willing to lend to someone with minimal experience.

One red flag is if the property is being marketed heavily by unregistered regular broker , that’s what happened in my Ponzi scheme fraud.as the result of investigation those marketer now has to return all their commission to SEC. but at the end this turn out to be good because asset value is increasing compare if I invest to office building and lost all my money.  

Private transactions are more fraught with issues.

@Omri AvitalTo increase capital and accumulate properties, consider house hacking, investing in high-growth markets, small commercial properties, short-term rentals, private lending, partnering with investors, and investing in Real Estate Investment Trusts or Syndications.

You probably need a lawyer and to investigate the current state of the bankruptcy proceedings.

While this is likely not true for Wellings, I see many, many formerly equity syndicators that seem to have deals going sideways from 2021/2022, now all of a sudden being "private credit" syndicators (I have noticed a lot of these pref equity funds/investments are calling themselves private credit, which clearly has a broader meaning).  

I'm trying to learn what all I need to be investigating when analyzing a market.

Seller financing is basically a private loan.

I am a CPA and a private money lender, Thank you!

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