Each lender will be willing to provide a ballpark rate quote with some simple info such as FICO score, property type, location, term, and desired LTV.

He could provide you with some good insight in and around the area!

It appears these investors merely provided unsecured loans to RAD who in turn purportedly made loans, although its unclear if that ever happened.

Those holding cost will certainly add up over time and kill any cash flow.

Are you looking for cash-flow?

Purchase price: $310,000 Cash invested: $50,000 Big Blue - 2 units fully rented, 1 with section 8 tenant and 1 unit being used for short term rentals What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

I'm happy to go walk the property and take photos and provide a simple report of the information you want to help you make a decision. 

Where to get the most recent and accurate data for things like:Unemployment dataPopulation growthJob diversity and top employers in the areaVacancy rates (eg huduser.org)Property taxes and jnsurance costsI saw bp pro and reventure and a bunch of other websites provide some of this data, but i wonder how accurate and recent it is.

I’m currently targeting properties in the $200K–$500K range, depending on the location and potential cash flow.

For short-term gains, options like private lending, where your IRA acts as the lender, can provide consistent returns through interest payments.