However, there is no way to do so without risk.The Internal Revenue Services issues three (3) Private Letter Rulings (PLRs) that allowed the taxpayers to do just this.

Asking strangers how to spend your money is a fool's errand.

1. 380k2. 280kHe wants to spend $350-400k on primary.

The question I'm up against is what private money is going for these days for a build with this much room for upside.

What would be my best approach, I assume find a private lender and work out some deal with them.

If you are looking to list the portfolio, the agent could do Loopnet and the MLS.If you are looking for a private sale I have a few investors that I could shop it to, as well some private groups that I am a member of.

We spend our time here in Toledo providing responsibly managed housing and treating our residents with the respect any of us on this forum would appreciate. 

If you are setting aside funds for capex, taxes, insurance, or other expenses that don't occur monthly, transfer those funds to Savings each month and hold them there until it's time to spend them.

private money lender How did you add value to the deal?

Alternatively, a private or hard money loan could provide faster funding if traditional lending timelines don’t work, with the option to refinance once the build is complete.