Real estate investing is not passive in most forms, and it's incredibly important to have a team of people to support you in your endeavors.

They don't want people buying property and using a primary or second home mortgage when the use is investment or business - that's loan fraud and tax fraud at the same time. 

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.

I’m a seasoned wholesaler and a GC by trade.

They post to many sites and so people are finding it on Craigslist, Apartments.com, Hotpads, etc

Several things to contribute here: 1) Private Lenders with no credit experience emerge doing down payment and 100%/High LTV financing at the end of every cycle, 2) they're among the first to loose their shirts in every downturn, 3) although someone termed this type of lending "gator", it's not new, 4) the guy that coined it didn't get into real estate untill well after the last crash, 5) he has no real credit background or experience (he's never been a lender), 6) Google the guy's name and "looses professional license in AZ" to see what pops up, and finally 7) he's really effective at telling people what they want to hear, filling their heads full of hopes and dreams, getting them to buy his training, and his minios generally won't want to hear what a real, seasoned lending vet will try to tell them.

This year, the latest report indicates homeowners who trade their current door for a steel entry door can expect to recoup a whopping 198%!

Interested in learning from any area of expertise…agent/broker, tax expert, lender.

I see reviews where people love granite, so it's tough knowing which is the best route!

Investing with others can be extremely lucrative if you do it with the right people!