I make it a personal goal to never turn down help.

I'm happy to make a personal intro to someone for you if you'd like.

Many banks limit personal loan amounts.

The lot is paid off and deeded to our LLC, but lender will not do conventional loan to LLC for the remaining financing so we'd need to take out a loan in our personal names. 

Private Money is simply money from a non-institutional source...such as someone lending out of their personal IRA or from their savings. 

I recommend using a lender that non-reporting to personal credit and can close under the LLC to keep your DTI lower and overall your personal liability profile more bankable.

It sounds like a single family house where you will be living in the house(personal use).Therefore, you may not be getting the tax benefits you think you are.Consult an accountant.I am not sure why your sister would agree to this as well, she is losing $170,000 in this transaction and she faces the possibility of you increasing her rent.You also have to charge market rent or close to market rent or it is all deemed personal use.

When I started there was no Facebook, but now I have a personal page, business page on Facebook, website, linked In, and they all say that I help people with their real estate issues.

Some regional cities that I personally would consider are Savannah, Beaufort, Wilmington, Columbia, Greenville, and Charlotte.

I've done this with my properties because I'm well known in my small town and don't want people to know what I own.LEGAL PROTECTION: By placing your assets in an LLC, you are legally separating them from your personal assets.