Network and participate in the discussion,then you'll meet the people to work with

Most people who have participated in residential real estate transactions as buyers or sellers remember experiencing last-minute changes at the closing table.

Thank you to all who participate in the forums.

Debating this in the abstract on a message board is entertaining, but not very fruitful past most of what has already been hashed out hundreds of times on BP.Regarding the post above about active control producing above average returns I would challenge how the studies accounted for the time requirements active participation carries with it.  

And it is nice to be participating.

They choose to participate in a program with special diet meals, and it may work well while they are eating those restrictive meals, but unless they consciously change their eating habits they are mostly likely going to gain weight again.

And of course, these platforms are focused on issuing loans solely for the purposes of real estate investing - rehab, refi, bridge, mezzanine, equity participation and even REO crowdfunding.

The loan itself is generally pretty inexpensive, and that 4% interest is going back to the plan, but the real cost is your personal tax rate.Using hard money to get started in real estate is generally less expensive that taking a 401k participant loan.  

Thanks for participating.   

If you are not first, you should get a little higher interest.Since you are lending a small amount and are inexperienced, if you are not in first position you should not even consider participating.