I know two brothers in my area, who started investing the same time we did, bought 2 triplexes like us, and then sold it about 8 years later, and bagged over $100K appreciation for each, totaling $200K.

After I had a few of those properties by the time I'm 25-26, I would use a 1031 exchange to hopefully trade those into an apartment complex where things would really get rolling.On the other hand, I'd like to get started as soon as possible and have a potential private money lender offering to lend up to 80k to get me started in real estate (I know this individual very well and they have a lot of faith in me, they can see how passionate I am about it).

If so could you private message me or email? 

Thanks, I believe he is working with private funding now.

But it could also be an 8% private money loan with any range of terms, or a 12% hard money loan with full balance due in a year (sell or refi before that basically).

Currently, my market here in Kansas City, MO is one that doesn't make a whole lot of sense to use hard money or private capital for residential long term buy and holds.

I sold it for $44k/door and the person who ended up buying it sold it for $76k/door last year. 

Hello Courtney,Your options are private money(meaning family, friends, etc), HML, borrowing against a 401K or other retirement vehicle or can you take a HELOC out on your primary home?

Without having enough cash on hand to brrrr I think my next move is to find a private money partner that’s looking to make a better return on their money.

Not sure if I can secure private and/or hard money.