After that, we have used HELOCs or private money and always made cash offers on all our flips. 

So here is my question, are there any Private Money Lenders out there willing to loan money to a young investor looking to get into his first house hack?

I have been educating myself and found that out of state investing may be tee best bet.

Hey Elijah,If you're looking for properties listed on the market, your best bet is to find a buyer agent in the area that can send you listings everyday.

I would target the $75/night price if you furnish it nicely and it has its own private bath.

Your best bet may be to put the property under contract while you are in the process of getting the equity lined up.

Hold it long enough to refinance based on a fully occupied worth of NOI and I bet you’ll pull out more than the total cost and still have a cash flowing asset.

I do Syndications because I come from the Private Equity field so it's comfortable for me, funding deals would be a new avenue for me and seems to be riskier.  

However, I'd bet you dollars to doughnuts that your local REIA has them.

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