After getting a good amount of equity in the house for future HELOC funding, I was going to move out of it and use the property as a rental utilizing a lease option, or, rent to own agreement. 

However, if they were to start a fund or syndication program, I’d be most interested in investing as a passive investor in their offerings. 

A unique funding source4.

So if you're wealthy or a fund (e.g millions+ to invest in RE) buying 5-10 properties in NYC/SF etc. is much easier to manage than trying to buy 50-100 in Colombus. 

Your mentor has needs; try to meet them and develop a mutually beneficial relationship.A mentor can benefit your growth, but it's not as simple as one post on a forum full of strangers.

I see how they would fund based on the numbers of a long term rental, short term rental, and midterm rental.

@Larry Caper if your goal is to do your own deals and you do not want to expose your investors to other operators then you need to create a fund of funds.

I’m curious how others approach finding lenders for consistent funding opportunities.

Ive also noticed a big trend in private lenders originating 2nds and gap funding and whatnot.

At REI Capital Fund LLC, we’ve worked with a wide range of investors, from those flipping their first property to those building large rental portfolios.