From a business perspective, GPs personally investing in a deal is not always in the best interest of the company and syndicate itself as they must maintain certain levels of liquidity to satisfy lender requirements.   

Honestly, you could probably connect with someone at your local flea market to liquidate it?

Hi @Jenna Barnes,Private or hard money is certainly an option.I would recommend reaching out to a variety of capital sources, e.g. local banks, credit unions, and private/hard money lenders to get a sense of the market.If by "financials aren't solid enough" you are referring to a lack of liquidity, then that will still be an issue for most hard money lenders, even if they are willing to provide higher leverage than traditional capital sources.Again, it wouldn't hurt to reach out to a variety of capital sources, just so you have a good idea of your options.Best of luck!

I currently have enough liquid assets to fund a min renovation (20k).

@Mauricio Sanchez I would assume it would have to be liquidated in order to be used as a downpayment.

I am good at finding deals, I have access to the MLS but I'm not sure how to find funding (I don't have a lot of liquidity) or a JV partner/Mentor that would be interested in showing me the ropes on how to buy these properties. 

Hi Adrian,Well, lets say you owned one of those old flintlock rifles, and you went out in your backyard and tossed a yellow wrapped McDonald's Cheeseburger on the ground and started shooting at it.Then after a couple of shots, this dark sulpher smelling liquid started bubbling up (That would be Crude Oil--what they make gasoline out of).Crude Oil is a mineral (along with Diamonds, and Rubys, etc...)If you owned the mineral rights, you might become instantly rich, and your relatives might recommend that you move to California...possibly to Beverly Hills.

Despite the 10% of the purchase you need to bring to the table, they need to see liquidity for both that 10% and about 6 months of debt service.

I've spoken to some conventional lenders and I want to avoid shelling out 40-45K cash to close with 25% down, which is essentially all of my liquid cash and would kill momentum to purchase other deals in the short term.

One more thing worth noting about the Alchemix stable DAI loan is that it can't be liquidated.