Hard money loans offer fast approval and don't risk personal assets but come with high-interest rates and fees, which can be tax-deductible as carrying costs.

@John Matthew Johnston 80% of the time, it's a thankless job:(You're never fast enough for complaining tenants, nor fast enough or cheap enough for owners.To have any chance of success, you have to be extremely organized, or every day starts with your hair on fire!

And in the middle, you borrow and try to pay off fast.

I hope you have a fast recovery Champ!!!!

Typically, as I'm searching for further acquisitions, I don't even consider deals that won't return at least a fast 300%, with no further CapEx, just by clipping-and-flipping.

Investors want to hear good news fast and bad news even faster... 

That's a house of cards ready to fall down fast. 

We had to move fast and initially decided to sell it, the relator who was helping us somehow convinced us we should make it a rental property......... and let her be our tenant (insert face palm here) so since we had no real estate experience and we were already moved away, we agreed.

Also they weren't increasing rent and filling vacancies fast enough.

In my humble opinion, if you want low, competitive rates, fast closings and great service, work with a broker.I'm also an investor and have been on the other side of the table.