You also must know your numbers and have a real deal.Other reasons may be that the deals presented do not make sense to the lender or you don't have a track record.

The area of which I am green in is real estate investing.

Keep in mind, though, it will require significantly more time and effort but offers the potential for higher rewards through forced appreciation.If you aren't wanting to be as hands on with your real estate and want to approach it more as a side hustle while you focus on your career, the turn key option may be better.

If someone truly believe that the 17% is real and they could borrow money at a smaller interest rate, using the fungible nature of money, the person would take a loan to get into that deal, but a feel most people would not risk there primary residence on a deal like that. 

Working with them is the biggest mistake of my real estate journey.

There are also many different ways to invest in real estate. 

I want to help my son get off to a great start but I am also concerned what cosigning will do to my debt to ratio and I have been circling real estate investing for the last few years, ready to take a shot now.

Grant Cardone is a billionaire today because of the real estate he owns.

Hi,I'm a Security Engineer by day and looking to learn more about real estate investing.

So I'm in the market for a new broker/agent and a new insurance company for at least one building and possibly more.