The borrower gets the benefit of having access to capital fast and the lender gets the benefit of charging a higher interest rate and not having to pay taxes on the profit.

You also get access to conventional financing. 

One of the biggest mistakes I see investors making is they forget to address things like HVAC, siding, etc when they have access to a hard money loan.

These rates can get very high, but access to more lending unsecured if needed. 

I'm not familiar with Canadian regulations but you should look into how you can get access to money if you don't have any.

- Can be a big challenge when tenants are involved for access!

I either jack and jill the bathroom or add a hallway blocking off the bedroom portion to that bath to allow access for the rest of the members.  

My 2 cents is prices are crazy inflated right now, but believe it or not I think it will continue because of continued demand pressure for the area from people fleeing higher cost of living areas and moving there, with access to 87/17.

This will cost you $3-$4K, depending on your state, and will allow you access to the MLS.

Quote from @Zach Howard: Quote from @V.G Jason: Quote from @Zach Howard: @V.G JasonTo someone just starting out (only option of OOS) who can get access to 200k, but no additional financing at this time but an additional 50-100k max in reserve cash, where might you recommend they start - markets/property type/strategy?