Last year I utilized Patch of Land to refinance a loan and ended up with a loan by Cohen Financial a Division of Sun Trust. The rates were relatively high but I was in a pinch to do a refi so I went with it. 
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Either way we choose a structure that would give a balloon payment 3 years down the line figuring that I could get the asset performing to that level by then to make the numbers make sense.

I don't recommend any coaches and that's because I work with many of them so I can't choose favorites. 

(I didn't get into how to purchase it, but you can look over this guide here and "choose your own adventure")2. 

Most people, unless it's a unique situation, will want multiple offers on their homes and choose the best one.

I work with a lot of house hack clients and it depends a lot what neighborhood you choose. 

I truly wanted to help him and with my experience and knowledge I was able to lay out his options and let him decide which route to choose.

I truly wanted to help him and with my experience and knowledge I was able to lay out his options and let him decide which route to choose.

You can’t choose an appraiser for the buyer when you go to sells you can when you buy if you have a private investor and they don’t have any issue with that.

Make sure the agent/broker you choose is an investor themselves.Check out @Sam Shueh, investor/broker in Silicon Valley.