Here are key factors to consider when searching for a reliable broker.A good private money broker plays a pivotal role in facilitating real estate investments, serving as a bridge between investors seeking capital and private lenders willing to finance those investments.

Of course, nobody wants to be the test case, but I've never heard of IRS treating money from a loan as income, ever.I think you would be better off with a long closing date on the purchase and sell your exchange property fast so you can do a conventional 1031, receive conventional financing with one set of start up fees/costs, etc.

He was just an unemployed alcoholic living off the government teat, ruining one rental after another.Smells like money.

Its pretty simple as the money just sits in the account.

And I'll lose the inspection money in that case.

I encountered a lot of bad management companies who just drain investors money.

Trying to take some of our Selfstorage money and enjoying it.  

A lot of money was lost and a lot of lessons were learned.

You'll have to bridge that "gap" or come up with more money for the DP before purchasing the triplex.

The 15-year period of cheap money on which every US real estate investor has surfed is over.