Dodd-Frank has made lending to owner occupant homeowners risky for lenders.

I am interested in local Alaska investments, however a few cities in Tennessee have also caught my eye.My long term goal is to build $10m of net worth within 15 years through REI and investment lending.

Quality of responses is better than CL... and listings are syndicated through other similar sites.

I hesitate to involve family with money matters even though a lending partnership could potentially benefit both sides -  I just prefer to keep that separate.

Local banks that provide portfolio lending typically have a different set of rules to follow versus FNMA.  

On the other side, there is enough concern about rates going up that there aren't people willing to lend into this space at less than 5% on long term money, especially since debt gets deflated with inflation.

I'm a investor/wholesaler in Jacksonville,Fl and may I say we can always use a HM lender with a investor background that understand the actual needs of active REI.Well if you decide to lend do share your lending criteria.Cheers

You could lend the money out to someone in the form of construction repairs. 

Some agents are syndicators themselves so they may end up buying the deal for their group of investors.

The quickest lending opportunity for a debtor is generally after medical bills were the cause or other unforeseen event beyond the borrower's control.