I have worked in the construction industry for almost 20 years, but mainly in management.

@Paul ScribnerWelcome to the site.Always happy to see industry pros join the forums.

I believe this is the best industry to be in-always something new and  interesting.  

@Nick Hedberg, no, I haven't used Turnkey, but I am developing a setup Team to help me with my research and to be ready for me or my sourced Investors to pull the trigger (ie. not turnkey).Companies that specialize in selling Turnkey Properties will often/usually have the required after-market services available through them too - at their (full retail, plus admin fee) prices.

If he doesn't I would make everyone of my friends in the industry know how lender number one does business.  

I have no idea, but have wondered the same thing myself.Just thinking out loud, I think part of it is the "rags to riches" romanticism that the RE industry has...

There are few women in the industry.  

The host Joe Boston is an industry veteran and all aground great guy.Good luck to you.

As a Regional Sales Manager for a tool company I spent the previous 4 years somewhat connected to the industry.

If we were in fact to purchase a property using a Hard Money Lender to purchase one of our buy and holds (bc a lot of them are not retail but below market and we would want renovate it and then place tenants),  could we re-fi right out into a mortgage and avoid putting down a down payment... just curious?