I would also point out that you did not give enough of your current status as to strategy, risk tolerance, age, income currently, etc. etc. etc.There are different options available for a private residence.

Some turnkey rental operators will have a pool of private lenders willing to work with different terms.

I'm asking this question for my father who is looking to be a private investor for real estate projects. 

Selling a business often implies to customers that they are viewed as value on a balance sheet and as such is often kept private until sale is final. 

Also, you may want to seek our private lenders and/or hard money lenders depending on your end goal and needs.

Frankly, the appraiser seemed super-lazy, and I bet he just put some number a bit higher than the purchase price so the sale goes through and he could go home without doing any actual work.

Try  to make your messages more personalized, as suggested above.I believe this is a bug, and I'm going to connect with you  privately  to get more details so our developers can fix this.Thank you!

I may choose to stay investing in the San Diego area (finding private money or other creative financing solution) or move forward with OOS investing in commercial multi-family (likely also using private money) where I can force appreciation.I am out of state traveling on business right now but would love to connect in-person over the coming weeks.

She has been able to defer the government loans, but the private loan payments (that I co-signed) run her about $850/mo.

Private message me for details about the deal if you're interested.