If you are trying to do a "traditional" wholesale method where you lock up a property and then assign it to someone else, taking either an assignment fee or the difference between the two contract prices, your local Realtors association may not think you have your client's best interest in mind.

Something you may want to consider as another optionMost traditional banks won't lend to your LLC w/o a couple of years of track record & statements.  

About to get Cole Realty Resource.If you are talking about real-estate investing in the "traditional" sense, I'd keep saving.

It can be an unexpected and non-trivial cost for those investing in coastal communities, and traditional mortgage lenders will require it if you are in a flood zone.

It’s a cute area with houses set back from the street, a trend created by Belgian immigrants who settled here and continued their tradition of having gardens in the front yards.A lot of urban farmers are interested in this neighborhood.

If materials such as tiles are stolen from the home, the cost would not be covered in a traditional homeowner's policy for the home you live in.As the investment project progresses, the insurance needs also change.

Hi Account Closed,It's possible and I've done it (not going to be a literal double close btw), but your retail buyer isn't going to be able to find the lender, and unless you find a BP member lender doing business in Illinois, you've got to explain it to the lender using very small words and no BPisms (ARV, BRRRR, wholesale, wholetail, transactional funding, etc... not allowed to use any of these terms, as none of those are in our day-to-date traditional lender vocabulary or covered in any of our formal licensing training/education). 

What other creative ways or platforms do you use to source new clients in need of funding for their investments?

The rates may be a little higher but in the end if you can't meet the criteria for a traditional loan, it is your best bet. 

We would really love to be able to get an FHA or traditional mortgage since we do intend to occupy the property.