Kind of hard to buy a reperforming 2nd with little equity for a realistic return if less than 12% when you can get 12% investing in a portfolio of such loans or better run by a company with a solid track record.

Hard money loans are considered private loans so each hard money lender will have different requirements.You could find several HM Lenders if one were to stop lending to you past a certain point, but I can't really see a scenario in which you would want to have more than 2-4 HM loans going on at once.

It depends on the type of loan and property you currently own.

What would be the better choice on doing a flip or a rehab for a rental a heloc or hard money loan?

I was thinking about this too.W-2 agent won't qualify from what I read so far.Actually I'm not sure hours spent selling my properties/applying for loan in my IRA account count towards those 750 hours.

Personally, it's no one's business how many doors you have unless you're seeking a partnership, loan, etc.

I see investors who I have spoken with have issues with appraisals which heavily affect their loans, they have worked with certain companies that don't appraise correctly and even admit to it.

Bank loan for purchase and rehab.

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