These methods involve securing financing, identifying suitable properties, and overseeing renovations.

Prom notes are a security unless exempt .. 

I know most BP note investors deal in SFR notes exclusively, or at least mostly, and for myself 98% of my note investments are notes secured by commercial properties.  

I’m hitting a bit of a roadblock when it comes to funding.I’m eager to start building a portfolio, but being young and not having substantial savings yet means I’m looking for advice on how to secure capital to get started.

Private lenders or even creating a small syndicate with a group of investors might also be worth exploring, especially since you can point to your uncle’s track record and your own experience managing rentals as a selling point.If timing is tight, you could look into a bridge loan to secure the property while figuring out a more permanent solution.

Someone else just told me a similar thing, to make sure that loans can be secured for the property. 

Look for a place where you can secure items that you do not want tenants to have access to. 

Depending on your debt to income, you might have to sell or have an executed lease to secure financing to buy the second home.

The win for them is a deal that works for their terms and is highly secure on an asset for their money.

We will certainly manage the drawdown from those funds to account for tax consequences as best we can.I appreciate the calls for diversification and I get that cash flow is a tougher to secure with interest rates where they are.