We are talking to my father and my sister to see if they would be amenable to transferring the deed into my name to facilitate the loan.

Secure Smart Financing – Consider FHA, VA, or conventional loans for small multifamily (2-4 units). 

I specialize in small multifamily properties and house hacking working alongside BiggerPockets podcast guest Andrew Freed to help investors find high-performing deals in Central MA.My Background:  - Started in late 2019 I utilized an FHA loan to get my first 3 family property in Fitchburg, spent about a year fixing it up and soon after I refinanced. 

I then found 3 properties from wholesalers in areas that I invest in regularly and purchased the properties with a hard money loan.

Second home loan , conventional How did you add value to the deal?

I was considering having a lawyer draw up a baseline loan doc and make tweaks to it on a per loan basis.

For smaller investment amounts, we often see investors providing private loans or notes to other investors for their projects, which can offer attractive returns with the right due diligence.

(Either with the roofing company, a heloc, or a personal loan.)Either way you will probably be way ahead on interest saved unless you have a sub 6% interest rate.

Any good resources for learning about hard money loans?

Conventional loan with a 20% down payment.