I work for a hard money lender called Backflip and we have members/investors do flips in flood zones all the time.

You would be better off putting money into a fund that performs at 6% to 8% somewhere with appreciation. 

Don't let people trying to make money off you try to scare you. 

We fund them using our own money so can make our own rules so it would not be a broker product. 

Going over maps of known repairs with contractors showed that there were a few houses where people tried to have piers installed and ran out of money before hitting stable soil, others in the hyper local area did have to go to 100+ ft.  

At this point I am reading books, saving money, and looking to make relationships in the investment community.

There are tons of hard money lenders out there, my question is why them?  

Does anyone know of a dscr lender that will allow for seasoned money for a down payment and a really good property manager in Ohio specifically in Columbus, Cin, and Cleveland?  

It can could just be due to the economy and interest rates and that it’s harder for the average person to make money in real estate compared to how it used to be.

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