Our experience is that many lenders/servicer customer representatives may not know the protections that exist for those that want to put asset protection steps in place. 

However, the buyer's bank refused to fund the loan, stating they needed to conduct a full inspection—inside and out—to confirm the property still exists.

This is literally the entire reason these companies exists - to get this stuff right.As for why, I have no idea why there has been an uptick.

Equity first comes in the form of down-payment, but you can also force it into existence with rehab or wait for it with appreciation.This is why it is so important that you re-invest your cash flow into more equity.

I think this business plan exists in all types of real estate and non-real estate businesses.

Do you happen to know if existing traditional IRA funds from outside of a business that I own can be transferred inside of a Solo 401K plan?

While opportunities still exist, I think they are still rare with interest rates and property values high.  

Typically this means they will take longer to close, may not have all the information for the companies they work with, and most hard money brokers get their money by taking an existing product and adding extra points to pay their fee.What is your investor success rate?

In other words, in the eyes of the IRS, the LLC would be non-existent. 

But 2025 offers other opportunities that did not exist 10 or even 5 years ago - think AI and online businesses.