I'm no expert by any means but I'm pretty sure if you want to borrow money from friends and relatives you are free to do so at whatever rate you agree to and for as much as they are willing to lend you.

@Gregory Van Heest  first off don't advertise this on a site like this your going to get all sorts of PM's from who knows who.second.. talk with experts in the industry... there are many options.1. is to find a very good syndicator and do a few of their deals.2. invest in quality reits so you have liquidity.3.

Good luck Michael and I wish I were an expert locally in your area.

Anyway, I thought I'd turn to the experts here on BP to help me out on this one.  

_bl7383.htmUnless you are an expert at installing windows there is a good chance that you will also be in violation of one of NY's many noise laws, not to mention that the work would be unpermitted and may cause issues in the future... also, the type of windows that you need may be very specific, do the abut a property line?

I wanted to know what are the best tips you experts have on finding leads through property shark and other web services. 

I’m sure we can all agree that an appraiser can miss the mark and so having 2 objective experts establish the value protects your interests and keeps you from getting into a bad deal.

-Christopher ChrisNo offense my friend but 6 flips would not qualify you as an expert by any stretch of the imagination.

@Ryan Jackson + 1 you sound like a Memphis expert already.  

While I personally have not yet sent out that many consecutive mailings...from everything I've seen from the experts your response rate increases to about the 6th or 7th mailing then you hit the point of diminishing returns.