this is a newbie question but here is my background...I have been a silent partner in flips for the last year on two properties which will be getting the principal and profit back soon as they are under contract or ha...

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You’d probably have to do a cash out refinance, or you could use hard/private money.

These are:Single-family homes rented without the use of a real estate agent or advertising are exempt from the federal Fair Housing Act as long as the private landlord/owner doesn’t own more than three homes at the time.Apartments of four units or less are also exempt if the owner lives in one of the units.

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Your Private/Hard Money Lenders will appreciate knowing you have the means to payoff their loan in place.3.  

We own a single family that we need to renovate, however it is on a busy commercial street among many other commercial converted homes.  We really want to get some confidence in the process, but we have no idea where ...

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hello all, my private lender says for me to receive funding i must purchase the property in an llc. 

Private lenders are usually considered if I cannot come up with the money myself.