@Laura YelinI’ve never been, but when considering new markets I usually just fly there and spend a few days there scoping it out.

We use a combination of HML and our private investor network.

That is some awesome info to share for all of us here in Florida markets. 

Loan Origination Systems (LOS): What works best for mortgage and private lending?

Start with Reonomy or Costar to identify all the 100+ units in your target market (on and off market) and then see if you can get into direct contact with some owners.

I suggest you enter private money goldmine in search botton at top right of the screen and read the previous posts....here is one that gives good perspective as well as a link to legitimate private lenders.http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/1488...

I have been in many properties where private pay people rented and trashed the place. 

While sophistication of your equity partners (private money lenders) will vary between residential and commercial, the principle of raising private capital is the same.You need to develop your own system which allows a constant stream of PML even when you don't need the funds and/or don't have an active deal under contract.For example; I raise private capital by offering free educational workshops for people with self-directed IRAs.

Hi Taylor-You are looking to connect with private individuals who lend money on real estate deals and not looking to work with a broker but private individual lenders.You asked where to post your deals to attract these private individual lenders.Three thoughts on that:1.

We accept all applications and in the case of section 8 the only real time we don’t is if the numbers don’t make sense with market rent vs HUD standard.