This is one of the reasons most newbies are having problems getting traction in this business.So the question is "hard money lender or a private lender?

I'm interested in buy and hold / BRRRR on the north side but I've found little traction.

Wondering how much traction it has got....

We tried to put together a MF group a couple of years ago and really could not get much traction.  90% of all properties are SFRs, so that is where the critical mass is to have a REIA group.  

I'm just reading Traction now Jay also by Gino Wickman.Check it out after Rocket Fuel

If his agent isn't getting traction he needs a new one.  

My wheels have been spinning for a while, but I’m now getting some traction and am starting to move forward.I recommend you start listening to all of the BP podcasts if you haven’t started yet.

Many of those companies are even reviewed on here as well.Although I am not a turnkey investor I read a lot of threads on them here on BP and the website turnkey-reviews.com seems to be gaining traction as a dependable place to get reviews of turnkey companies. 

However if an asset is not getting much traction (Multiple unsuccessful bids, Low to no interest or months of limited action) they will drop the reserve or accept prices below their reserve. 

Also, there was talk of a new South Coast group, don't know if it gained any traction, but you can read out by contacting the original poster on this thread:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/87/topics/347810-new-real-estate-investment-meet-up-south-coast-massachussetts