A lot of different strategies work very well in the Cleveland market.

One week into 2025 and the US housing market is facing considerable new challenges. 

having been around this bizz for decades now on the private lending side I will tell you many to most private lenders started in the mom and pop rental bizz tire of it and switch to be the bank.. and right now wih rates up there return would be quite handsome .. but you do need to use caution..

If in your shoes, I'd be sorting my marketing strategy, and jazzy ways to do my frunishings, marketing budget, how to Gorilla the hell out of it.

Quote from @Scott Tennell: For real estate investors who have worked with private money lenders, what strategies have you found most effective in structuring deals to ensure both parties are protected and the funding process runs smoothly? 

For short-term gains, options like private lending, where your IRA acts as the lender, can provide consistent returns through interest payments.

Understanding how to use Market Analysis and Property Appreciation Potential will help you make better investment decisions.3.

If not, I'm guessing it would be treated as a traditional rental loan, either conventional or DSCR, using market rents rather than the rent in the lease agreement.

The marketer (guru) severely understates the amount of capital, time, and knowledge needed to produce successful results.And the above mentioned are the BEST case; not even mentioning the guru strategies that are fraudulent, illegal, unethical, and plain not realistically achievable.  

Quote from @Burke Atkerson: With over a decade of real estate investing experience and over 100 flips, I now provide private money & hard money loans.