I happen to be looking for gap funders myself for a number of my house flip projects in Houston, TX and finding gap funders or any kind of private money involves a lot of networking and putting myself out there to meet potential lenders.

If you're not using Hard Money and the property won't qualify for conventional financing, then you'd probably need to locate private money or if you have friends with IRAs, they can be self-directed to invest in real estate.

Partnering with investors or finding a private lender could also be a great way to get started.

Also makes private lending easier.

I worked in banking for years and was a Private Banker with securities licenses for a time.

But I recommend you study it much more extensively before diving in. 

LouisReleasing Federal Land for private sale? 

Could these waits be mitigated by going the hard/private money route?

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You should consider private money!