These sellers are trying to bypass the traditional real estate process, making these properties off-market opportunities.

A bunch of recent college grads moving to NYC or San Francisco or Austin don’t constitute a trend, they’re merely continuing a tradition that started years ago.  

Still others allow for additional foundation options.Generally, though, mobile homes do not sit on a traditional foundation, unlike stick-built homes.

In RE we traditionally have done brrrr and STRs.  

Since you already have the cash, you can avoid that added cost.Lower Risk: By purchasing outright, you're minimizing your risk and giving yourself time to learn the process without the pressure of loan payments and short-term financing deadlines.Better Refinancing Terms: After you purchase and stabilize the property, you can refinance it with a traditional lender at a lower rate and pull cash out for your next investment.This approach keeps things simple and allows you to focus on learning without the complications of high-interest debt.Let me know if you need more advice!

For example, I had a client who converted a student property in a college town to a traditional rental, but the key was that the asset wasn’t performing well.

Let’s discuss the hidden costs and potential pitfalls of traditional financing methods that many investors overlook.

There's always the traditional sub-metering option if you are going in and doing some extensive work to the property as well but I've found that to be prohibitively expensive on my properties so far. 

When do you prefer using private money over traditional bank loans for real estate?

I don’t know about the Louisville market, but if you have to pay a bit more for the property than a traditional single family, it should be outweighed by the fact you will have a tenant paying hopefully well over half of the mortgage.