If commercial properties, you can seek loans from small local credit unions and banks that base it off of the debt service coverage ratio and regularly provide loans in the 7s.You can also seek commercial loans on residential properties as well.

until a couple years ago RE syndications were regularly returning 20% annual.   1) they were not projecting this high return for the most part.  

There is low inventory everywhere and regular home buyers are buying the homes to flip, pushing the prices way up.

I’ve hosted some networking events through my consulting company and think it’s time to do one for fellow investors. 

At a regular job, you are “guaranteed” income and benefits on a regular basis.

Would you host guests while construction was going on? 

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pretty much any lender that follows regular conventional guidelines could do these, however the pricing with just 15% down is not the best and if you are able, likely better to put a little more down for better terms. 

You listen to the host ramble on, generically answering questions, continue to tell everyone it is a numbers hame and to keep pounding the pavement OR they'll start talking about their successes.

Here is a question, would the radio show hosts bet their reputation on someone that was completely out to lunch?