You can get had money referrals and access some private money.

I spent a very brief weekend there this past September for a Bryant factory tour.

Welcome aboard, Joseph.I don't get out to B'More as much as I probably should, but I do have one active private money loan there.We share the exact strategy; popular, but I believe a highly effective one-two punch.

I won a tour in a charity auction.

You can get with a title vendor and look for mortgagee names that look private in nature and try and contact them.

Next, I prefer private money, so that I can hold onto my own cash.

You mentioned you don't qualify for traditional financing but have you explored other funding - Hard Money, Private lenders/friends/other investors?

Hi TrevorI'd suggest it's tough to get into private lending at the $10k to $25k level.There are plenty of borrowers at that level, the problem is the fixed cost of closing a loan.

Which is goodi) Private lender giving you a line of credit at 10% interest with 100K capital orii) Private lender giving you financing for specific house by holding lien on the house. ?

With no experience, I would be hesitant to invest 100% of that into real estate, especially if I ended up not enjoying it.Another option, and the one I would opt for, is to become a private lender.