I accepted the family with a larger security deposit. 

A minor hurdle for some, but a larger issue to some as well.With DSCR or private money lending, yes, you can still also vest in your individual names, but you will find many lenders will NOT allow it or will actually charge you higher rates to do so. 

Use some for buy and hold (I personally would prefer apartments rather than buying a few single family homes) and some for lending/trust deed investing.In either category, you must know what you are doing, know how to vet the investment, how to vet the sponsor (if investing in a larger fund of some sort), the laws and regulations on the lending side, how to investigate which areas to invest in buy and hold and notes/trust deeds for that matter.So as you have already said several times, lots to think about . . . 

Networking with other OOS investors and shared knowledge and experience.FS seemed to have all the answers so I bit the bullet and paid 15k to get it going. ( I know, but hindsight is 20/20).

Networking is key to wholesaling!

NETWORK!!!

It’s not an easy rule to follow as there are many ways to get sucked into investing a larger sum, especially in the private deal arena.  

All of my investing has been in re-development and I’m looking to learn the flipping business for income.I can see the process and opportunities for properties worth flipping, but I’m trying to see the way to build a business around flipping for income while I work on larger re-development opportunities.where have you learned financing and operations?

Then rinse and repeat (-:I’m on the hunt for good deals and am particularly interested in learning more about auctions, sheriff sales, and networking within Northwest Indiana.

Hello, i’m a Michigan real estate agent looking to network