I am an investor based in Fairfield County, CT and just rejoined BP after many years away.From 2005-2011, I got up to ~150 units in SF & MF both rehab & new construction, Class B & C, but (regrettably) sold all to focus on institutional real estate and private equity.Since selling off, I got an MS degree in real estate and participated in most asset classes institutionally ($10-250mm+) with a focus on SF & MF.

This is because many fill last minute rentals in downtimes with private rentals or through FaceBook groups, etc, which aren't showing up in the reports. 

I have a private lender that's paying for the rehab and Shaker Heights has my money in escrow.

Future tenants would likely appreciate the extra storage, and it could make your duplex more attractive in the long run without the hefty upfront investment that a full conversion would require.Another idea is to repurpose the shed into a functional office space or a private workout area.

My assignment fees nearly doubled overnight, going from $20k per deal to $35k on average.Shortly after that, in April 2019, I learned about private lending through Chris Naugle’s Private Lending Masterclass and started implementing it.

Most know to make those private but not all do and you would be surprised what shows up on those.The bottom line is dig, dig, dig.

While I believe anyone can joing CU's (unless they choose to stay private) they could have special considerations, like government employees/servive members where collections are a walk in the park so to speak.

Quote from @Luis De la Puente: In your experience, how do you see private money lenders shaping the real estate market, especially for fix and flip projects?

Jackson is one busy GPT bot, i tell ya: https://www.biggerpockets.com/posts/user/jacksone19i do like how friendly he is with almost every one of his posts starting with a personalized greeting lolapparently, he's posing as either a private lender or working for one and advertising those services in quite a few of his posts. i'd be on a lookout...

Some popular methods include seller financing, which allows investors to avoid traditional lenders by negotiating terms directly with the seller, and leveraging private or hard money loans to secure fast funding with flexible terms.