Quote from @Chris Seveney: Quote from @Don Konipol: Hold on while I get my popcorn……….. 

Quote from @Russell Brazil:  yep that does it, we lost our home in 99 in an f5 when I was younger,  no close calls recently in OKC though,  also seems like tornado alley has shifted a bit to the east but who knows.

Hey Chris,This is the website: https://suncrestcapitalgroup.com/Ive been dealing with Kevin Barrios.They have office based out of Florida.I checked BBB and couldn't find them. 

Quote from @Chris Seveney: Over the past quarter, I have seen around $1B in defaulted fix and flip loans - many of these from new lenders since 2020 and more of a "tech platform".As we all know, the intersection of tech and real estate investing has brought incredible innovation, especially in hard money lending.

@Chris Seveney I remember when cupcakes shops were popping up everywhere and were a big thing.Then, poof, most of them were gone!

.: Quote from @Chris Seveney: Quote from @Cameron K.: Top 25 "hard money" lenders (Philadelphia loans only) by volume.1.

Quote from @James Miller: Quote from @Chris Seveney: Quote from @Stuart Udis: @Ryan Blake These investments can be secured, or at least better secured if papered correctly.

@Russell Brazil @scott Mac @Peter Mckernan @Wyatt Ferm @Jay HurstThank you all for your feed back.

@Chris Kay it depends what level of renovation you are doing!

In this option your agent would either get paid from you directly in your closing costs OR from the seller via seller concessions.like Russell said, if you are comfortable with the transaction and understand what you are signing and you don't need things explained and you have connections with inspections and title companies then go for it.