If I get "X amount" saved up to go in with the help of a private lender, how much would they lend me to obtain the property? 

Since I personally always get the most out of conferences when I have dedicated time after to decompress, digest, and implement what I've learned, I booked a private beachfront villa with some friends for a few days immediately following BPCON (checking in the afternoon of Wednesday the 9th, checking out the morning of the 12th) just a few miles up the beach from the Moon Palace Resort, and we have a couple of beds still available so I wanted to extend the invite to folks here.A couple photos of the villa are below, and some of my favorite features of this place include:- Direct beach access off the back porch- Private heated infinity pool- Private furnished terrace- Private resort access- Wifi- Indoor jacuzzis- Private kitchen- Air conditioningShoot me a DM if you're interested!

If appreciation catches us, shave off a year or quantity I buy.30-33% equities, 28-31% private equity/small business(almost tapped out of growing this one), rest fixed income.

How Do You Identify the Best Real Estate Investment Opportunities for Private Money Lending?

Never throw your city into a conversation about another city.

This is rare but may occur with notes originated with private parties.  2 - the lender gives his blessing to the assumption of the note.  

We rent single family homes, so we have a conversation about yard maintenance, snow removal etc - have you don't this before, do you have the tools etcI also bring up house cleaning questions, by telling them we had a tenant who did not own a vacuum cleaner, did not know how to run a dishwasher, had a mess in the basement etc - and then see how they respond.That is a non-offensive way to talk about house cleaning and you'd be surprised how different the responses are.

@Theresa Hansen If you do some searching with keywords on here you will find loads of conversations with recommendations. 

@Kevin SobiloHonestly not a fan of investing my tax deferred amounts in syndications that have leverage and depreciationRather use my liquid cash for those types of investments to take advantage of the tax code and use my deferred accounts for types of investments that do not have preferential tax treatment (like private lending etc)

Fast forward twenty years and (maybe a $100M in cumulative real estate transactions later) and I'm still advising investors on asset management, typically focused on real estate as an agent OR mortgage broker, but conversely with clientele of my own age group with similar goals.