I'm brand new to REI, but have been listening to the BP Podcasts nonstop during my daily commutes and am extremely motivated to get going with this. 

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I thought I remembered hearing of some form of loan that has higher rates but can cover multiple properties and is flexible, so that they can be sold individually. 

It seems that if I am interested in going at it as a private individual, I'd have to partner up, simply because I am not there to find and make deals.

It seems that if I am interested in going at it as a private individual, I'd have to partner up, simply because I am not there to find and make deals.

My accountant likes it as I can send him a copy of my file and get his direct input where needed.It also lets me track each asset individually and track WIP for each property so I can get accurate profit and loss statements as I go. 

The business must be an active enterprise performing a service or selling a product. 

As alluded to above, the operational issue with blanket loans is you give up control of the sale of individual properties to the bank.

Let me state this plainly; no reputable lender, in this day and age of NMLS licensing and the ramifications against the individual loan originator and the broker, will "work with you" to get a loan through. 

They don't seem to motivated to make money.