Finding creative ways to value add could be a good avenue to get you in the door, especially if your partner is a contractor. 

While land loans still require good financials, smaller local lenders are often more willing to work with unique situations.You could also look into partnering with a private lender or forming a joint venture with someone who shares your vision.

This list isn’t exhaustive but includes most of the best ways to find quality firms to partner with.Conferences.

Great tools that get updated regularly.I am on the lending side of things and would be happy to hop on a call with you anytime to discuss financial strategies and help answer any questions you may have about nearly any loan product available to help you on your journey, even if they are not products my capital partners offer.We are all here to help you learn and grow.

On one deal ultimate my partner and I went $140k if youOUT OF POCKET when we lost all but one paying tenant after March 2020 (Covid).

On here, when you say you want to partner with strangers, you will get a lot of incoming garbage.

Problem: Set & Forget - Most people know the importance of an accountability partner when it comes to goal setting.

We don't allow any "deal-making" in the forums, which includes advertising your services or properties, looking for partners, etc.

If it has significant upside value, you should consider flipping that yourself or find a partner who knows what they are doing to flip it and split the profit.

Real estate's "gross rent multiplier" is Wall Street's "sales to revenue",  "cap rate" is roughly "P/E ratio".When evaluating markets and investments I tend to start with GRM (or lazily the 1% rule), then attempt to return a cap rate based on assumptions about costs, then I work my way to multiple years of projections (assumptions about inflation, amortization, tax benefits, etc), and if I am partnering with one of my smart friends I have to pull up an IRR (internal rate of return).I also look at regional employment levels, median income to rent ratio in the zip code etc.