This one was, but could have been a shock to a newby Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

In your opinion, what are the benefits and risks of private money lending compared to traditional financing?

I'm a 20 yr old newbie in the game of real estate here in Phoenix AZ looking for all the hot tips an tricks.

I'm a real estate broker and general contractor looking to connect with other real estate professionals on this forum.

Let's hope my foray into real estate investing goes better!

Its pricey in both time and money, which is why I usually express my hesitation to my clients with these programs because many people are willing, but are not able.

Bite the bullet and spend the money and use someone that specializes in the nuances and intricacies of evictions, especially in Commiefornia. 

Are there any financing challenges that are holding you back from scaling your real estate portfolio?

As for the HELOC, the more I research the more it matches your comment regarding using it for home improvements / flips so I may sit on that for a little bit until I educate myself further on those topics.As for raising capital, I have read the private lenders are a popular way and hard money loans which I do not fully understand yet.

They offer all of these bells and whistles to sell you a grossly marked up home that they set the sale price and then knock off (Ghost funds) fake credits.Then if they leave that area and do not build any more high priced homes guess what happens real fast.