Investors Love ItOne of the biggest challenges in real estate is raising capital.

-Kwanza  I believe the biggest lesson I learned is that you should manage the property manager, particularly at the start of the relationship.

Two of the biggest players in this space just folded.

I would take out a private loan on the paid off property to get the other one squared away

The "private money", btw, is supposed to be Arnold's own money from one of his three "private equity firms."

Could these waits be mitigated by going the hard/private money route?

You set your own payment terms with YOUR client and then find funding for them.The Capital Syndicate is a private lender firm that offers financing through their own company, but they also provide you with a list of about 150 other private lenders. 

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

Are you focusing more on private lending or traditional financing these days?

These investments may be better than a mutual fund, but REITs miss most of the biggest benefits of owning real estate.