After a long absence BP due to health issues I am dipping my toes in the hard money lending business again.

If you have people in Florida that you trust with your money and have proven themselves to you, that's what matters most.

Keeping a tenant that long usually results in losing a lot of money and dealing with difficult situations that you wouldn't have with newer renters.Stop talking to them in person.

If it's the latter, you're really, really effective at telling people what they want to hear to move money from their pockets to yours.

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On day one they just chanted about how much money you can make and had hard money lenders pitching loans to us.

And planning to take rent via cashier check/money order. 

If they do not qualify for conventional loans most private money are business purpose loans and require you to put it into an LLC

Im located in the DC, Maryland, Virginia (DMV) area and I just pocketed a good chunk of money from my first build and sale and already have my next target picked.

I'm not a cashflow is everything guy but I don't like taking money out of my pocket to pay bills.