In fact, our closings are also Construction Draw #1, and all borrower pre-paid items (architectural, survey, engineering, etc.) are drawn down at this stage and either credited to borrower equity requirements, or paid to the borrower.New Construction/Substantial Rehabilitation Insured Loan Program offers more favorable terms than traditional two-step construction and permanent financing.

My question does anyone have experience with finding deals and handing them off for a fee v the traditional wholesale process.

What about things I don't have a receipt for, like paying a kid down the street to mow the lawn and shovel snow?

For landlords and property owners that want to add coworking to their spaces there are five general ways; traditional long-term lease with an operator, joint-venture, management contract, franchise, or start your own.

I'm used to the traditional HELOCWhat's your guys thoughts on it. 

It took me a little while to get over the discomfort of walking away from a traditional 15-30y fixed rate loan.2) Pick 2-3 of the homes that you are confident that you will own for a long time and have a strong equity position, and do a cash-out refi.

Ideally I would like to live off income from REI, as I cannot currently work in a traditional sense (ie, desk job). 

When it comes to owning real estate, you don't necessarily have to go through a traditional route.

You may be happy in a few months that you are not just finishing a re-hab using today's numbers.This and there are billion dollar hedge funds buying up all the rentals right now.Oh and with a risk free rate of return under 1% traditional expectations of risk / reward may need to be adjusted.

I've gone to traditional schools, but I have learned as much or more from the school of hard knocks.Bigger Pockets is a great place to learn, but I believe it is so much more.There are experienced wholesalers, landlords, CPAs, accountants, tax professionals, attorneys, financers, flippers, authors, programmers, social media types, web designers, and the list goes on.