We know supply is a big issue with low inventory across the whole country.

I have a 10x8 shed that I use exclusively to store real estate materials and supplies.

Security investigated to find the renters still at our house.

Non-recourse has less personal exposure, but you need a very strong balance sheet to secure this without bringing in a KP.

We don’t try further diversification by investing in residential mortgage loans, mortgage loans secured by property outside the U.S., loans not secured by real estate, or loans secured by farmland, recreational land, or oil and gas ,mining.  

I do have a silent investor, but when it comes to securing funding, it often feels like I’m navigating it alone.

Not that it really matters.No institutional lender will give someone a loan that doesn't have:1) Credit history2) A social security number3) Income3) Employment historyYou'll want to research Wholesaling and Land Contracts.

Lock down the spot get it secured...That is exactly what we're looking for.

I position my inspections as 'planning for future repairs/improvements' which mitigates that whole 'he's here to get my security deposit' mindset.And, I would rather have the tenant with me than to have him later claim that something was broken during the inspection.  

If you find someone that will let you supply the materials and work for labor only and sign a contract you supplied , you have hired an employee , a laborer , not a contractor .