Hey @William Weston ALL llc and even C-Corp loans that I have done REQUIRE personal guarantee.

Personal loan for renovations How did you add value to the deal?

Hard Money Loan and HELOC on my own house.

Doing so will seperate your investments from your personal assets and protect you from liability. also, one thing you may not know is that you cannot get a conventional loan with an LLC.

Conventional loan, 25% down at ~7% interest rate How did you add value to the deal?

I can likely do this loan, but in all fairness, with this type of loan I suspect a community bank is going to beat me out.

I am looking at different loan options but to break even (not having to put any money of my own in the house after the initial down payment) the current down payment required is that much. 

Hey @Mike Levene, I'd recommend considering a Margin Loan against your stock portfolio.

Private lenders or even creating a small syndicate with a group of investors might also be worth exploring, especially since you can point to your uncle’s track record and your own experience managing rentals as a selling point.If timing is tight, you could look into a bridge loan to secure the property while figuring out a more permanent solution.

They asked me to empty my savings, max out cards and then finally to take out a loan.