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Is private lending as simple as it sounds or are there regulations to follow. 

Please help me, in simple terms, understand the process.

@Connor CastilloConner, the answers you are looking for are really pretty simple to figure out.  

@Eric Stewart no offense, but this is what happens when you don't do enough research before buying a rental and DIY managing.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/1106522-1st-r...Why didn't your agent Collin educate you about all this? 

Compare a few direct booking websites/tools and you'll see that most are exactly the same: simple, templated sites with a front-page search/map, property-specific listing pages, and integration with a payment processor, like Stripe.

Is it as simple as: "most houses in the area sell/appraise for X, figure out how to build a house for X-20%" and there's your 20% immediate equity in a new build? 

Most of the time the surveyor needs to come back at the start of construction and mark out the property - sometimes as simple as establishing property lines and other times they can mark out all the major corners / lines of a building.  

I can't stress it enough, but finding simple things you enjoy outside of work are critical your success!!

Going straight to a traditional lender for a mortgage may seem simple, but this approach will not always guarantee the best loan terms.