I have used private hard money loans to make cash purchases of rental properties and then refinance to conventional after 6 months to a year. 

Anyone know of Private lenders who work the Tampa market who will fund the project?

For a while now, I have had a strong urge to sponsor commercial real estate investments via private capital funding.

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One project means x amount of potential homes, means y amount of appointments with various people, means z amount of conversations.

Are there “Private lenders willing to invest in some one new?

Check your private messages!

If you can't keep your DTI in check, you'd have to resort to private money.

I am currently assisting a private real estate investor who is flipping mobile homes.

I guess it has to be in a private message.