Is hard money/private money lender a better option to buy or does anyone have any other advice on this?

My inclination would be to borrow the money from a private lender and then refinance into a conventional, long-term loan and pay off the short-term private loan. 

I'm probably overthinking this but I'm trained as an engineer so there is precedent for this kind of behavior.I've read a bunch of descriptions of private money lending and I want to make sure I understand the details of the jargon used in these descriptions.

My girlfriend and i purchased a home last year with private financing through a family member on a 30 year loan at 3% interest for $43,500 and were able to get another loan of $25k to do a full remodel of the home and add a second bathroom to make it a 2-2.

Hi All,I am new to BP and am currently reading Raising Private Capital - Building your Real Estate Empire Using Other Peoples Money.I would like to know if any Real Estate Investors groups in Maine (Portland to Augusta preferably).

we could not help them deals were too big.. now with the amount of private money that has entered the market in the last 5 years that maybe an option.. but it will be at 10% or more APRs and there goes any cash flow.. 

Just wondering what that type/style of drywall is called.

Credit Union or Private loan. 

Hi,I have a 2-part question seeking some level of clarity from the group as my own research has not been conclusive.I would like to set up a LLC primarily to hold RE investments like private equity/debt funds or syndications but would like to keep my name hidden(at least not easily publicly searchable).

I'm trying to find private lenders out there to help me buying 2 properties in total of $120k.