I intend to refinance that with a traditional mortgage through a different lender.

Hi all,I was wondering if, as a real estate agent, should you do more real estate investing with the license or go the traditional real estate agent route.

My plan is to purchase a property with a hard money loan, renovate and then refinance with a traditional bank.

There are other ways to fund your investments than traditional loans.there is a podcast from bigger pockets that's I absolutely recommend.https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/biggerpockets-podcast-235-find-fund-real-estate-deals-anson-young/

One of the big take aways i had from last quarter is that unless your really doing things in volume, for the most part traditional ways of marketing seem to be ineffective.

Also, we are a hard money lender so our guidelines aren't as strict as traditional lenders.

I know that can pull the house out of the way and do a traditional slab/pit, but was curious if there was a better way.

Is it possible to have the seller cover a 5-10% commission (built into the price) to you if your representing yourself and getting traditional financing?

Rehabbers always want the place on the cheap:)  My best REO resells came from retired folks or young folks that had trouble getting a traditional mortgage.

I am torn between something safe (traditional/high interest savings acct.) vs. opening up a Vanguard Index and withdrawing the necessary amount when needed.