Is it better to use transitional funding or a private or hard money lender?

From what you've said, the only impropriety here is if the seller is getting any type of fee from the listing, or if the listing/selling agent is a legal part of the buying entity, and does not reveal it to the bank

They will have to pay your fee out of pocket, and reveal it to the lender.

I have a friend who has been offering to lend a small amount of money ($20k-$30k) for my rehab projects. I have been ignoring him because I am kind of scared of the unknown since currently I use HML and personal ...

Buying on terms/ controlling properties: - Sub2 - Sub2 and Land Trust - Wrap - AITD - Lease Purchase (you must buy later) - Lease Option (you dont have to buy later) - Master Lease - Master Lease with Option - Contract for Deed - Installment Sale - Private First Mortgage on Free and Clear Properties - FROR - First Right of Refusal - Land Trust and Selling the Beneficial Interest to the Home Buyer - Buying Property but giving a Life Estate to Occupant There are more of these types.

In most states, this can be done through the use of attorneys and statutory representatives, so that members are not revealed in the public record.

She also should have sought out other alternatives for financing such as private money bridge loans.

He knows all the contacts for private lenders and how to structure deals, good contractors, etc, and will let me take over the process while guiding me.

I am currently working on finding Private Funding for a free and clear property I own in my SDIRA (harder than a non IRA property).

This is for those in the restaurant business, but there are direct parallels to seeking private investors for real estate deals.