I also use private lenders to purchase property.Seller financing works best when the seller owns outright with no mortgage.

Would appreciate any advise on how to locate and qualify private investors and present "qualified".Thanks and appreciate any and all direction.

When you call (it probably won't be advertised on their website), you want to ask if they do Portfolio Loans or Non-Warrantable Loans.You may also be able to find Private Money that will do this as well.

With banks in turmoil in 2009, it prompted a surge in private money lending from 2009 to 2015.

My name is John O’Leary, and even though I have had a BiggerPockets account for a little over a year, I have only started being active on the site recently.I got into real estate about two and a half years ago working for a private moneylender in Orlando, FL.

Are MLS okay or should I be looking for more private brokers. 

You get on title and you can't resell it and you can't fix it because you haven't got a plan B with Hardmoney or private lender money or JV money.

1) Deep skip trace including all relatives2) Hire a Private InvestigatorGood Luck

I always thought finding funding was the hardest part, but I am now finding (after locating a private investor and becoming partners with him) that finding the DEAL is really the up hill battle...  

So do a joint venture with the sellerUse private lending money for the 7000 renovation and get the seller more money, and earn on flat JV fee of 5 to 10,000If you are  licensed,  earn the commission too@Jj W.