While there are a lot of places to sign up for these and get valuable information, I feel like they miss the mark by not being able to bridge the gap between education and action.

And, an alternative is to simply invest in a debt fund that buys hard money / bridge debt, if you want to hand over the accountability for keeping money at work to someone else. 

Lexington County, just across the bridge in West Columbia and Cayce can also be good too (I like 29033 and 29169)

Case studies are an excellent way to learn and a very effective tool for bridging the gap between theory and practice.

Any investor would prefer to get the "goods/item/property" from the "original seller" at the "cheapest price", but at the end of the day that isn't always "realistic" or a "smart idea" if it causes you to burn your bridges.

Huge NEW apartment complex right after the bridge just went up, which usually provides a fair amount of competition for overpriced EXISTING rentals.

Via some "special" funding actions, they can argue BOTH directions simultaneously; providing liquidity for those in need, maybe some bridge financing offset for commercial finance, 1% down mortgages for first time home buyers, etc etc, all while allowing the Fed to SQUEEEEEze to "fight inflation", even though there "help" is making more inflation, that then requires more "help" and hey, wouldn't ya-know it there happy to "help" all ya-gotta do is vote for them because "booo" look at that other "meanie" saying ugly things like fiscal responsibility, reign in spending, man what a kill-joy that guy is right....... 

It was across the Narrows Bridge from Tacoma, Washington in Gig Harbor.

If you're planning to turn around and sell as soon as you refinance, a bridge loan would be better if you absolutely have to pay off the private lender. 

Since Sherman Bridge is a Bigger Pockets featured lender, I thought I'd give them a try.