Happy to connect and answer any other questions you may have.

I'm more than happy to connect and discuss.

He wanted me to paypal him 750 so that he would send the 20k needed to bridge the gap in the loan.While Facebook can be great to connect with institutional loan officers, mortgage brokers, etc.., true private money is a little more difficult in my humble opinion.

I was looking to see if anyone had any other creative ways to connect with lenders for these kinds of loans. 

I had no money to put down on any properties, so I learned (a lot) and put in a lot of hard work and effort to get some properties under contract.Initially, I had no clue what I was doing, but I had the help of some people (and I appreciated that)I made mistakes that cost me around $30k (lost a deal due to my ignorance regarding title and escrow)The good news with wholesaling is that it doesn't take a lot of capital upfront, and you can start talking to sellers and learn about the industry in general.The other good news is that you can without a doubt generate revenue quickly if you do things correctly (having a good TC / title / escrow connection that keeps deals moving on the backend)That said, there are a few points that I've come to live by:1.

Hello Everyone, I want to do fixes and flips, Nowadays, I connect with an investor-friendly real estate agent, and we have a good and informative conversation.

Another way, you could connect with a host via Airbnb/ VRBO Facebook groups in the area you're searching and ask them what they do and how they handle it.

Those are good resources, but what you will find is that most of the closing is learned in the field by connecting with people.A couple of tips:1.

Happy to connect and help where I can.

I know building a reliable local network will be key, so I'm hoping to connect with experienced real estate team in the area.The military presence in Jacksonville catches my eye, and I'm particularly interested in properties that might appeal to military personnel and the associated contractors.