I'll private message you a link to a recording of a 2 hour class we did for the Northern Colorado Real Estate Investor on Financing here locally.

Instead of being focused on the public exchanges as the investing platform, however, they have the paperwork and staff training to document non-traditional asset holdings such as real estate, private placements, mortgages, etc.   

You could partner with someone, use Hard Money or Private Money, or owner financing among other things.

New to taking on on investorsI would greatly appreciate any advice from anyone who has used private investors in the past..Do you do guaranteed yIeld lIke 10%Have gou done equity?

I'm planning on closing a deal with the seller and we agree to the whole contract except for the earnest money. He wanted $1000 in earnest money at signing while I want (and really can afford) only $100. He came back ...

Are you getting this financing at 6% with a mortgage lender or is it a private lender?

The license also gives you some flexibility to negotiate with listing brokers because you are entitled to commissions, but keep in mind that any commissions must be disclosed to your investors if you are using private funds to syndicate an acquisition. 

Instead you could invest in a syndication or become a private lender and buy some notes (and many other options...), those investments are truly passive and offer nice returns, this way your money will truly work for you to the fullest.

I'm curious about financing the project - specifically, how would I convert it from what I assume would be a hard-money / private-money / short-term loan from a friend / family member into a long-term permanent financing type deal? 

Background: I'm new to private money as an investor and want to make sure I understand the mechanics so I can build reliable models.