How do PMLs evaluate the potential of a real estate investment differently from banks?

I'm looking forward to discussing investment strategies (traditional and fringe) with many of my house-hacking friends and peers over the next few years--especially in the Green Bay region!

Are there any hard money lenders or alternative solutions that could help navigate this dilemma?

But there was a catch—they insisted on using a hard money lender.

Don't be afraid to zero in on those who align with your investment goals.

Looking for options that cost no more than $200...I hate the option of offering cash-for-keys to tenants who already owe me money. 

Money has been returned to our CC but we have not heard from them yet today. 

When you get back, go to local real estate meetups to get comfortable with what other investors are doing and meet some veterans who invest, there are a lot of them!

The TLDR is that if you can take the money you would have otherwise put in the property and invest it somewhere with higher returns then you could be better off doing it that way even if it means smaller or no monthly cashflow because money in your hand now is more valuable than the same money in the future.

If you are looking for an investment it is very helpful to know from the numbers perspective of what you are looking for, strategy, what type of areas you are looking in, condition of the property/how much work you are comfortable with, etc.