Looking for help and suggestions- I want to say I have learned my lesson and now know to use a third party to hold funds.This is my first time working with a private lender/family member.

I wouldn't bet my life on 50%, but I would bet they are more problematic than the typical long-term renter.

Now I'm banned for spamming and while I'd like to handle this privately I'm blocked from the messaging system. 

And I provide solid returns for my private lenders in the process.

People ask, if a borrower has 20 - 25% down, why would they need private financing?  

Their solution was for me to take over ownership of not one but five homes from Jeff's portfolio, all of which I had sold him and subsequently leased.Despite my being patently unfinanceable, the bank president placed a bet on me because I knew the homes, I knew the tenants, I knew what I was doing, and I was rabidly hungry.

Building a real estate portfolio might be attractive, but if you're crunched for time, perhaps you could do private lending in a SDIRA or get into syndications.

Whether it's a private chat group, email support, or regular check-ins, make sure there’s a way to get ongoing help.7.

Now we are mostly scaling our business with larger communities but I've used many different creative finance strategies including seller finance, private lending, hard-money, collateral from other properties, and lease-options. 

You can just answer it without the jazz, and I bet you know a few places right off top of head where people WANT to live, right.