When someone comes in, and starts very basic or very broad questions, they tend to not get much response.

I agree with Lee, I definately benefited from the classroom environment.

Such a lender may be a portfolio lender (defined below) or a credit union.

I would like to congratulate the founder of this site for providing the opportunity for all of us who are in the real estate business, to express and share our thoughts and opinions on a broad range of topics.

Very good websites are not a design element, they are born of analytics...Your question, although a sincere one, is a bit too broad to answer.

I know that it is very important to define a solid business plan, and right now, I'm an agent and also a private investor.

I definately think commercial is the way to go.

Define "flash funding"

“Private placement†is the term used in the securitiesworld to define a non-public offering of an investment vehicle.Securities regulations allow exemption for selected types of privateplacements.

The important thing here is that everyone's intentions in this thread are to help people......So back to the questions at hand, as I feel these are very important things to define:1.