A hard money loan is a type of loan used by people who want to buy houses but can't get regular loans.

What you are giving up is basically an option for the buyer to get a better deal sometime down the road.

Najeh,You will want to focus on investing in areas where basic improvements such as curb appeal and internal updates (ie kitchen/bathrooms) would support higher property values that you could refinance or sell to make your money back. 

But what you can’t afford”Those who think prices will skyrocket again are missing the demand side of the equation in that there is not enough people who qualify in many locations and the numbers would not make sense as rentals.

Hi @Nathan PethersOne thing to remember when you are getting into RE investing is to have your team of people or as Brandon Turner from the Bigger Pockets Podcast calls it your CORE 41.

I've watched my parents reach great levels of success through real estate, and I've heard countless stories and witnessed first hand in other peoples lives the power of real estate.

We have a whole group of people that do creative financing, STR, etc that would be great to answer these questions for you. 

Basically think, Baylor wants everyone to live in their housing.

I've talked to a couple people successfully flipping here and doing BRRRRs.

@James Luctamar Yeah, no offense, but the same questions get posted over & over again, and the BiggerPockets search function is basically useless.