Like any business, REI is organic, ever growing, constantly changing and as the population grows I think there will be enough deals to go around, don't you?

I would also point out that in most cases no matter what, you will put negative pressure on your friendship.

I felt pressure in 'staying the course' which was so wrong in my situation.

Without cash flow you will be constantly struggling to "grow" your business.

I've made all of that money back in constant cash flow without all the turn over.

I have friends who flip constantly.

I closed over 15 banks accounts to get away from these constant aggravations banking with them.

I understand that it's mostly about the mindset, ie, you want to "present them with an opportunity" vs "ask for money," however I was looking for a little guidance on what to say to initially bring up the opportunity to someone I know.We constantly have deals coming in, however I'd like to at least have a few people that we have formally presented to that have agreed to lend if the deal is right before putting a property under contract with the intention of using private money to fund the deal.From what I've read on the topic, a "script" one could use would start something like:"Hey John, I have an opportunity that you may or may not be interested in, but you might have someone in your circle that may.

Use this link to look at it because it's been awhile and things are constantly changing.

So that takes a pressure off, and from there just start saving everything you make from renting it out for a while and that will create a nice nest egg for future repairs.