That's opportunity--sure it's speculation too but so is any investing. 

I cannot speculate about other people's reasonings.

Not leverage your HELOC to speculate on a house. 

I don't want to speculate, what that is, but if you have good credit, a solid down payment and a business plan + a experienced PM they will be happy to fund you.

Of course its speculation on my part I dont know for sure and I am just giving my opinion on the matter kind of Like Dr.

Most truly individual private money lenders don't love construction for a number of reasons: - Time horizon on these projects is too long and the project itself highly speculative - Most construction loans are non-dutch, meaning you pay only on what funds are released and PMLs don't like having to earmark additional funds that aren't deployed and aren't earning a monthly interest on

Real estate is NEVER liquid it is illiquid, BUT if I have a 100 unit apt complex vs a SFR yes i could potentially liquidate the SFR faster then 100 unit. but thats speculative . and if my 100 unit is cashflowing.. why would i WANT to liquidate

As a courthouse buyer I saw many builders, REI, flippers, speculators lose everything post GR/FC.

guess on my part but at that dollar value and with you guys having an interest I suspect the trustee wont do much about it or spend much time or money on it.. purely speculation on my part of course.

I question what percentage of capital calls result in a project turn around, but I speculate it is not a high percentage.