I've actually found that some people want a relationship with the people who are putting their hard earned retirement money to work, rather then sending it off to large institutions they hope values it the way they do.I use retirement money for building new multi-family, new SFR, and flips. 

@Alonzo Mansel wholesaling is usually not a full time job if you are starting on a small scale  It is very possible that you could do both at the same time.

@Shirley Rozenshteyn I understand, it does seem like an upper scale area.

That would require a LOT of work and the feasibility may rest largely on how close you are to city services. 

We're certainly not there yet however.To sum up my frustration and the use of that dirty word GREED...I stand behind my use of the word, but a better way of putting it would have been to say that one should really consider their motives in scaling up as much as possible, even after they've attained significant scale.

Don't buy for appreciation and you'll take out a large part of your risk, unless of course you're talking forced, phased or found appreciation.

I have the property list but I do not know how to find their phone numbers for large quantity of properties.

Basically related to large tanker/shipping vessels and legal settlements.

@Akshay Vig If you don't know the private lender well or at all, then one risk you should watch out for is that the person isn't even a real private lender and they try to collect some large up front fee and then you never hear from them again. 

Does anyone in here focus on flipping larger/luxury homes in Pinellas? I have a few questions and I have something that might be worth taking a look at. Shoot me a DM.