I literally wrote a check for the deductible.

Hows it the biggest change to the industry in a century...when literally 25 years ago the MLS was not on the internet, and thus commissions not easily discernible from going to an online MLS.Literally we are just going back to something that existed in the industry not that long ago.

They were great tenants & we literally NEVER had to visit the property once. 

I have given bids to people that literally hate me for no reason and are just waiting for me to mess up or steal their money because they’ve been ripped off.

I can see why you're asking this question because the terms "private lending" "private financing" "creative financing" "hard money" etc get tossed around a lot without explanation.The short answer to your question is that private lending is literally anyone who is willing to give you money other than government or government backed institutions.

You can literally find answers to all of your questions within the confines of this site.

It's literally copy and paste.

There are so many condos south of downtown that seem like literal steals. 2-3bd < $100k.

Literally "you can't be outside in the pool area after 10pm". 

That is literally the definition of shady.