The flexibility, speed, and personalized approach make private money lending a go-to for real estate investors, especially for projects that require quick decisions or more creative solutions.

That is why the surveyor, civil, geo tech, etc are almost always under direct contract with the owner and not the architect.

I disagree, I had a time when my name and the name on the insurance didn't match and the lender was all over it, regardless of the on-time payments.Your best bet is to refi into a commercial loan that allows the LLC (if you've already purchased the property), or close directly with a commercial loan / DSCR loan.

Russ has a lot of creative solutions and uses established case law to work in ways that some of the more "cut & dry" intermediaries do not.

If you are doing direct replacement, like replacing a sink, shower, and the stacks and pipes are staying, you probably do not.

Also, I do fly a lot from Chicago OHare, especially international direct flights.

Like someone else said, your RE licensure exam is going to touch on creative financing in a very surface level way, if at all.

It is super straightforward and prompts me to tag all of my transactions with categories that correlate directly to Schedule E.

This log should include:•The date of activity•The property worked on•Specific activities performedExamples of activities that typically count include approving tenants, setting lease terms, handling repairs, and other hands-on operational tasks directly related to managing the property.

I’m in my deep research phase before I tell them anything and information and direction would be very much appreciated.