I’m also searching for private and hard money lenders.Please let me know if anyone can help

I attended one of this company's auctions last weekend just to get a feel for how these private estate auctions go, and it kind of went like this: auctioneer asked for an opening amount, no one bid, one of the auctioneer helpers bid it lower, then some people started chiming in, and it went back and forth between a few people before finally ending about 25% higher than the number the auctioneer started at. 

If you don't want to go that route, you need to find a private money lender.

Everybody's situation/goals are different, so have a brief conversation with an attorney to make sure that your needs are addressed.A third thought, "now", as you described your situation above, is too early.

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@Steven Tyrrell - as @Matt Berklacy mentioned you can go the private/hard money route.

I can’t offer a lien on the property as many private lenders want.

.), value add ons etc...Can't do that yet as I am waiting for the numbers from the private party.I can buy this privately without a realtor on either side of the deal. 

It’ll also help make the garage conversion less like a garage shaped room and give buyers something else to focused on instead of the step down?

@Jeff Kehl1/19622/Furnace/water heater 3/Cleveland Hts4/Our existing PM 5/Sorry,we are using a private lender.My bad.6/Most interior repair is minor stuff like repairing rodent damage,small mold and paint/flooring in select units.