Please forgive me as I am new to the concept of private/hard money lending.

A large amount of savings is a good thing!

That aside, if I were, then I'd likely either go out of state as a lender which is more passive or as a partner in a private placement (syndications, etc.) whereby if the general partner makes more money it means that I'm making more money too ...

I manage hedge funds and private investors in the Memphis area.

But then there is saved mortgage insurance because I brought the 20% cash but they are getting the advantage of it.  

Erasing any potential savings we had, and a lot more headaches. 

Can the certificate be resold (privately among investors ) ?

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What is the best approach when seeking private money lenders? 

The information available is amazing, but also very overwhelming and I am not sure where to start.I'm currently in some credit card and student loan debt and looking for advice on whether it's smarter to get more in debt to be able to start with flipping/house hacking sooner, or to continue to read for the year and a half to two years or more it will take me to get rid of my debt and save enough for a down payment.