Hi All, I am very new to the Real Estate investing game and haven't pulled the trigger on any properties yet.

All is not lost, if you can find a seller of the apartments who is alos willing to finance the purchase for you;  Or look for a private/hard money lender.

Hi all,I am looking in that area as well.

Quote from @Deja Clark: Hey All,I have zero experience in real estate.

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So that is one area where there could be some movement, but again, if people are thinking they are going to see a 4 in the interest rates anytime soon, I do not see it.

Quote from @JD Martin: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: Quote from @Matthew Drouin: Small wine town is all I needed to hear.Seasonal tourism is usually not a great industry in which to build a sustainable business.There are probably higher and better uses of your capital near high velocity metro areas.We have small wine towns near our city in the finger lakes region of western NY.  

Hope all is well.

Hi all, I have personally been using CABIs to extend my lending capital. 

.: Hi All,Is there any way to structure a private lending arrangement so that income is considered passive (by IRS standards) and can offset accumulated schedule E losses?