@Art Mimnaugh - Will definitely reach out to you privately with further questions about your own experience working the Columbus market.

I want to get started in Real Estate Investing, I have a paid off home in Arizona. looking to refinance and do the whole BRRRR Strategy BUT the problem is that i am a foreign national and refinancing my home is nearly impossible I've called close to 20 banks and private lenders and most of them dont even deal with foreign nationals and the ones that do make it nearly impossible to invest with the high points closing costs and rates. what i was thinking of doing is adding a U.S. citizen to the tiltle of my home and having a Co- Ownership Agreement in place in order to refinance thru them and gt the best rates most money and lowest closing costs

Even in a private transaction you will have some closing costs. 

As a private lender, how do you report the profit you make for tax purpose?

The start up costs of the entire field setup is likely much less than $20k, and may even look into an SBA loan for that if not private money.

Hello Members,I am new to  BP & this is my first post ,, So I hope I get some leeway in my first presentation.I am attaching an image of a sample spreadsheet I drafted a few minutes ago - to  engage and hopefully ...

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I am a private investor that does some small funding here and there.

Say you purchased the 2nd position privately from the first position lender, and the first position started the foreclosure process.

Hi Derek,Our team has a couple contacts, will share with you in private message.