As a result they form a bad reputation from not doing what they say they will do.Also some realtors will tell you its illegal even if you live in an area with hundreds of people already doing it.

There is another investing forum for hard money lenders where they have 42 currently listed.They set it up in this format:1ST American Hard Money LendersHML Loan TypeResidential and CommercialLending AreaCAContactTJAddress[REMOVED]Phone[REMOVED]Fax[REMOVED]Web Site[REMOVED]Email[REMOVED]I am posting this as an example but from this it indentifies if they are a commercial lender or residential or both and what states they lend in which is important.They also have limits as to what they can lend but sometimes hard money lenders will make exceptions for a certain deal so maybe that wouldn't need to be posted.They also have a disclaimer:(Note: This is merely a listing of hard money lenders and shouldnot be construed as an endorsement.

I prefer to use this technique only as necessary as it will eventually get you a bad reputation.

I can pull that off on every deal (well, my wife can pull that off).....and you know i would love to keep a piece of that pie for myself.Thank you.BTW, my wife read your web site today and I checked it out tonight....very impressed.

Try not to do this too much or you'll burn your reputation.

Aside from losing your reputation, a borrower will absolutely kill you if this happens.All SDIRA companies say they like to work with real estate investors but some are more bureaucratic than others.

Let the other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for always making all the money, you won't have many deals.

In RE, you credit is the one of the most important things you can have, IMO, your reputation comes first, then credit and money walk hand in hand.

But being an honest guy and building my reputation on that honesty, I feel that something "Shaddy" is going on.

You want to make sure you cover ALL your bases.Pay an attorney or have a reputable companies lease, make sure it is tailored to your state and not a generic form.It amazes me sometimes when we take over property from an owner/landlord how many loopholes they have left due to lack of documentation.