Maybe I'm just not marketing it right. we are all private money .. i dont do anything other than that..

There's plenty of posts in the Philadelphia forums that highlight the fundamentals that are the stronger indicators of appreciation.

They'll have numerous articles and contacts highlighted monthly that will give you an education in itself over time.

The private lender wants to be repaid in ~3 months.

Please provide useful advice on locating, assessing, and negotiating private money lending deals, especially from seasoned professionals.

Look at this as a positive because maybe its highlighting your lack of preparedness to manage the property yourself.

Just bear in mind he has a very specific private equity investing mind set.  

I see this constantly out in the market place those who want to jump in the RE world that have limited to no resources and they are far to worried about what the equity or money partner is going to make.. or they spend months trolling the internet trying to find that private investor who is happy with 8% or 10% which they never find and they just lose the dream   ... if there is not enough money in a deal to split profit or be able to comfortably pay HML  then the deal is too skinny to start with..

I want to buy a new private home and use my current primary residence equity (plus some cash) to buy a new primary house cash and then sell the old one.So, I am looking for a HELOC with little to no closing costs, as I will retain the money only for as long as I am selling my old house after buying a new one.Any advice?

I hav seen many private equity deals where the IRR is between 20% and 30%.I also don't like the way they are mixing all the different strategies.