My first property, a C-Class multi-family in Houston, seemed like a great investment, but it turned out to be a money pit.

I know there are partial buyers in this group.Note & Mortgage Investing Made Simple - Matt Kelley is the admin, he's a lawyer out of CACreating Wealth Simplified through Note Investing - This is Chris Seveney's groupNote Investing Tools Members - This is run by Tracey Z and Fred Rewey...you might need to be in their network to join. 

Investment Info:Townhouse fix & flip investment in Concord.

Hard money is typically all about the deal, so if you're bringing in 20% for purchase and covering rehab, you’ll need to assess if the deal can still make sense after those upfront costs.One potential workaround is to look for lenders who might offer 100% rehab financing based on the ARV, or you could consider bringing in a partner to cover some of that 20%. 

Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) other investment.

Anyone ever invested with Achieve Investment Group (a syndication group) run by James Kandasamy ? 

Ultimately, it will come down to your affordability where you can invest.

Its the same thing as we invest in defaulted mortgages.

My understanding is if you live in the residence yourself for a year and a day, you can get a traditional mortgage as it’s not considered an investment.

@Tamera McNeilI invest in the Bay Area.