I emailed him once more demanding an update and received no response.On 6/4 Jeff Swiecicki sent out an email to all of his clients stating he was shutting down PM services effective immediately and to give him 90 days for final accounting.On 6/7 a private discord group called “JBS-BS” was opened for anyone who was affected and owed money from Jeff Swiecicki.

Agree Google nmls - funny on Facebook where 99% of private lending groups that are public are scam artists you get the "well license isn't required"I reply to this noting that while you are correct in some states - chances of a scammer with a nmls license are less than 1% while those without is 99% on sociale media 

I have met some private investors that are interested in helping me with the funding of my flip, but I haven't found any properties yet.

However, there is no way to do so without risk.The Internal Revenue Services issues three (3) Private Letter Rulings (PLRs) that allowed the taxpayers to do just this.

There is a $200 cancellation fee to cover the extensive materials and supplies we give you when you join. 

Acquiring Clients & Building RelationshipsGo Where Investors Are – Real estate networking events, commercial real estate conferences, and private investor meetups are great places to build relationships.Offer Value First – Instead of pitching deals right away, focus on educating potential investors.

The "private money", btw, is supposed to be Arnold's own money from one of his three "private equity firms."

What you want to avoid is a lengthy contract with extension options.

Regardless of legal nuances, I can tell you from extensive professional experience: Don will WIN an IRS audit for his Subject-to interest, as long as he can show that he made the payments.

I'll send you a private message to discuss the area further and how, if possible, I can bring any value to you or work together on something.