So if you have an opportunity to receive funds now, and spend them on other income producing funds, then this is a superior method to paying down debt in order to receive funds 10 years from now. 

The plan is one formal meeting each month and other optional meetups like checking out a property, having a local event at someone’s house, and possibly two charity events (5k run/walk with funds raised going to HUD or other group who helps people with housing)You can be as involved as you like.

As I am able to self fund my office space without bank assistance, what should my focus be in finding a space?

When funding a deal with a private lender.

I have a couple of townhouses in Atlanta and am looking to either refinance them or access funds without refinancing to purchase a $60k Georgia property.

@Jillian Sidoti would this apply to funding residential flips on a regular basis?

Mine and my investors discomfort in the deal was irrelevant given that the contract had no financing contingency.Due to the fact that the contract was signed in my name, and not an LLC, I would have to prove that I personally had the funds in cash to purchase the property at the time that I signed the contract.My questions are as follows:Has anyone encountered a similar type scenario?

If you have to buy with cash I’d make sure you have the funding for a rehab as well.  

There were times that I was bringing in funds that I had just earned/collected myself to make my payments. 

@Mohamed NagoorYou should look at this in a separate few steps:1) You fund your LLC (shareholder contribution) with $100k2) Your LLC spends $70k on inventory (the house), and puts in an additional $30k to improve the inventory.