Most of the people I work for use hard money for short term financing.There is a hook when you sell if the buyer is using an FHA loan.

Also I think if I compare equal amounts of hard work at my job vs. running a real estate investment business, I will make more in the latter.

I wanted to get some feedback and/or recommendations on current private or hard money programs.

Heck NO its hard and thankless being a PM or managing agent placing tenants.  

Getting the deal under contract is the hard part.

HiWhich better to borrow money from private lenders or hard money lenders?

Just purchased a single family home complete renovated in Austin, TX (East Austin) and I'm having a hard time finding renters because of the "area".

To show your value to them you will want to give them a pre-approval or proof of funds or hard money letter so they can confirm that you have the resources to buy when you find the right deal.

I'm seeing a lot of posts mentioning its hard to get deals at auction these days.

For the local DC people if you can send me any of your best contacts for local private and hard money lenders, GC and Sub contractors, and any flippers who might be producing turn key or decent investments in the area I would appreciate the extra connections!