In an ideal world, I think I'd definitely "graduate" to commercial, I get a feeling there's a real upside there (but I assume you need quite a hefty starting capital).

You could also apply for a HELOC on your home to use the equity for whatever but obviously you have to make monthly payments so ideally you'd want to make sure the cash flow from a RE investment is higher than your loan payment.Another piece of unsolicited advice....

I have someone who I want to pitch to be a private investor and fund a flip from start to finish.Wondering if anyone has experience doing this and would like to offer some advice.Also looking for any recommendations as far as how to ideally structure the funding for the deal.Thank you

It offers low/no down payment and lower rates, ideal for hands-on management.DSCR Loan (Long-Distance): Start now by using a DSCR loan, qualifying based on the property's income.

@William Silva your ideal start might be to pinpoint a few markets with lower barrier to entry as others have mentioned, then, find someone local to that market that you pair well with and do a smaller deal.

If you can pull it off with the FHA route, that'd be ideal. 

Ideally, they should offer you a dashboard or portal where you can easily track performance and minimize the need for back-and-forth communication.In your case, where revenue has dropped despite heavy investment, the marketing and revenue management piece feels particularly critical.

The most common we are working with and the ideal situation is something between $125k and $140k at 60LTV. 

Compare that to my C class outside Chicago building where I deal with it almost monthly and got so stressed I ended up signing on a manager which has been a huge drag on the returns. 

However, if you plan on sticking the the loan and you do not anticipate rate would drop below 5.7% then option B would be the ideal route.