All the gurus make it sound easy, but the people I have written in these forums asking about it have all said something like, “I’m working hard, and one day I’ll get that deal!”

Did it reach the market price or the buyer was pushing hard for every penny?

Hi @Jason Snider,That was a hard read - paragraphs would really help with readability.  

I just saw a wbinar on private lending and what it means but I am still a little confused about hard lending, private investor, etc. 

Anything higher and you should be flipping because the better deals than that are hard to find.Have you ever owned rental property? 

I have never understood why people who it and more so, why investors put their hard-earned money in those deals. 

how do you mark your state purchase sale offer contract,  when using hard money?

Knowing that a good agent/broker is hard to find, we would eventually enjoy the freedom of becoming licensed ourselves down the road.With that said, any investor agents in the Seattle area willing to connect? 

My advice - get 2-4 units, your scenario 2 or 3, however in our heck of the woods VA is so strict, it is hard to find a small multifamily which will pass VA standards. 

Jason, yes I will be using a Hard money loan, so I will check with my lender.