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Most importantly, understand the difference between a business purpose and consumer purpose loan.Read my post in this thread, which details our process in actionable terms.

Oh I agree with you if that rent will be a business income to live on vs just an unrealized gain.

Lenders or investors who have short lock up periods but have years of experience feeding their business with new capital would give me more comfort but anyone who is just starting and is promising a rate of return or return of capital in a set period of time would be alarming because they very well could be reliant on fresh capital to make good on that promise and that usually ends poorly.

Or what investment strategy you are looking to do? 

If you are open to value add strategy, small multis have potential for not only traditional forced appreciation but also the ability to see major rent increases.  

there are times in every cycle for certain strategies. 

That's not really a winning strategy. 

I just don't know where to find a private lender as anything I have googled looks to be for businesses or a scam. 

Then starting getting after it, and forming a strategy.