How do I become a private lender?

The short story...is it impossible to find private or hard money loans owner occupied in NY state?

Your partner would qualify for a private money line of credit,  They require some experience. 

Hey Adam, if you have a good job, plan to keep it and aren't particularly interested in swinging a hammer... sounds like syndication / private lending may be a good option to get some passive income. 

@Ryan Sykes with a private lender you can get 75% of value at 90 days & 80% at 6 months.

I've found the best rates for lending to an LLC are coming from the "Private Banking" side, which is normally offered to customers who have a larger amount of holdings within the bank

Reading over the rules again, it also says board can hold private meeting and vote on decisions without the members present.

There are leasing teams who are impossible to schedule a tour of the home.Write down the PM's who seem to be the best at what they do and start calling the leasing phone numbers and leave a voicemail if you don't get an answer.

Make sure you can tour the occupied units,   and knowing the length of time the tenants have been resident you can get a pretty good idea of their "quality" for lack of a better term.  

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