What are your thoughts on purchasing an existing home versus a new build?

BUT for certain rural areas it's worth it's weight in gold because of the reliability factor vs an unreliable or expensive existing utility structure. 

To evaluate Real esteate deals for creative financing, start by identifying seller motivations i.e. financial distress, desire for passive income, do they need a downpayment on their next house, etc  and property factors like equity or existing financing terms.

.- Our current preferred return is 12% a year, for a 3 year term (keep in mind these funds along with the notes that they purchase exist within a marketplace so returns fluctuate depending on the offering). - ACH payments are received by investors on the 1st of every month, so participation in our fund is a purely passive investment vehicle that's open to accredited investors only (and like Patrick said above, accredited or not, anyone can purchase a note).As an added bonus, investors in our fund can redeem shares to purchase notes upon availability. 

Does a $150j beach front actually exist?

@Jay HinrichsSorry, I maybe misstated...we negotiated it to cost the asset (house)zero...the taxes still existed, they were released from the property because our lien was so substantial of a loss via our first position there was no equity for them to stay attached to...did that make more sense?

The other attempt at affordable is density through what they call their middle housing zoning and up zoning existing parcels. again led to building boom but still nothing sells for much less than 500k.

Consequently many inexperienced investors make investment decisions based on where they can afford to buy, not necessarily where a good investment thesis may exist. 

Are there any features you’ve always wished existed in tools you currently use to evaluate investment properties?

Here are some common pitfalls I see for new investors from the private lending perspective:• Insufficient Funds: most lenders are going to be able to lend a first-time investor somewhere around 75-80% of the purchase price of an existing property + 100% of your estimated rehab budget (or an 80/100 loan, for short).