As a hard money lender looking to fund $10MM+ in deals in 2025, our hope is to connect with similar sized hard money lenders, ideally in different geographic area, that are looking to create a small network to bounce ideas off of, learn from, and engage with regularly.Welcome to BP, as a lender happy to connect with you and network 

Quote from @Robert Ellis: Quote from @Damien Davis: Hello BP Community,I'm a rookie investor, only have one deal under my belt (Long term rental) and it's been treating me very well.

Several ways to skin that cat  ;)    With the DSCR lender, you could close directly in your LLC and it would not report to credit.

For what it's worth, this condo is technically owned by the the trust established by my Self Directed IRA.Thanks!

I've seen many investors get burned because they failed to understand their hard money loan terms/rates, even if they did acquire what should have been a home run deal. 

Considering your situation, I would try to find deals on Facebook, saved zillow/realtor search notifications, etc.

Maybe you did not explain it right, or maybe they want to see you succeed on your first deal then will throw money into the investment the next go around.

Plus, there's still so many positive cash flowing and 1% deals here in Columbus Ohio.

May not sound like a big deal but i tried to create the account under my biz and purchase a sub-to through the account, and lack of outbound wire was a killer for me.

Ask the manager to explain their process for dealing with maintenance or problem tenants.