In other words, it's a personal favor to you based on your existing relationship, rather than from someone who's savvy in real estate and loaning on the merits of the deal.I don't know of any list or software to tell a good private/hard money lender from a bad, but in general feel free to ask for a track record, other borrowers who borrowed from them and were happy.

This time, real estate's difficulties are being caused by our self-imposed closure of the economy (not arguing the merits of doing so, it's just a fact).  

My plan is to continue analyzing properties based on their individual merits and not get distracted by a macro-economics thesis that has a 50/50 chance of being accurate.

Yes, that restaurant better be adapted to the quick bite clientele than a grand sit-down for an hour especially in a busy part amidst a mobile crowdThere are generalizations to everything, but individual investors invest in specific real estate properties, and unless you are investing in REITs that are focused on one sector (say large retail like malls, etc), evaluate each property for its own merits and mix of tenants.

There is great division among BPers on the LLC route versus umbrella insurance, both have merit.  

Over the years we use 401k to shelter taxable income from our merit and promotion increase.

., relying upon a document that appears to pass title or some interest) or a claim of right (squatter).Easements can be formed by act of law, claim or affirmative or involuntary transfer and may be the area of law that merits further study, in this case.I've been involved in each and every one of these type cases, and each from both sides.

Until then, evaluate each deal on its own merits. :)  

I did not consider the option of a partnership of some nature; that path definitely merits some thought.

The quiet title action scares no lenders, as they know it has no merits.