@John Boutros The only think that comes to mind is private lenders or trying to find small, local banks and credit unions who are willing to lend.

Finding a deal with a $20,000 profit margin is a non-starter for us.  

I wouldn't know where to go about finding other investors for a project like this even if I'm giving up equity.

Depending on the area you find a property might determine how long you live there.

When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. 

Obviously, based on my relationship with the company, I'm not unbiased, but most people here on BiggerPockets know that I value my reputation above all, and when I agreed to join FTF as an advisor a couple years ago, it was because I was very impressed not only with their business model and underwriting guidelines, but with the CEO (Matt Rodak) and the rest of the management team.I have no requirement to invest my own money on the FTF platform; I do that simply because I like the platform, like the deals that are being funded and find the returns to be nearly as good as the private lending I do, but without all the overhead. 

In real estate you have to invest a lot of time and money trying to find the right person that "clicks" with you in order to get a client to work with you.

The title company will find all outstanding debts.I would recommend you also using an attorney since you don’t understand some of the basics….

Hi Kevin,I think you can find much better numbers than this in Toledo.Plus, you have to include calculations for maintenance, vacancy also.If you don't think anything will go wrong, it will.It's real estate and real estate is a rollercoaster.Granted, I'm local and pick up the best of the best deals due to doing it for over 10 years.I closed on a 6 unit 2 months ago.A class area IMO.$160,000 purchase price.Rehab around $80,000 (More than I budgeted).Optimized rents between $4,000 - $4,500.ARV is $350,000+The deals are out there and don't rush in.All good things take time.Much success

I'd say the average person (maybe not investors on BiggerPockets) would get lost the moment you say, "You can find these loans yourself online...