There is no easy money.

I can also get a Home Equity Loan from Better Mortgage for another $70k and then sell which would reduce the taxable amount to about $130kCurious on thoughts from others if you would prefer to try and rent it out again or sell and allocate the money elsewhere. 

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I advise telling them it took a lot more money than it actually took to construct.

An example of this would be mixing your personal money and LLC money in the same bank account.3.

He also has not bounced checks there and is not a high risk type of account. 

Most of the properties I have available are $300,000-700,000; so if a hard money lender requires 25% down, with closing costs of 1-2%, and the hard money lender wants $20,000 in reserves, plus 1% to the hard money lender, we're looking at anywhere between $104,000 to $216,000 out of pocket costs. 

I actually read somewhere recently that hosts should aim for a review average between of 4.6 and 4.8 ( or something like that) because only 5 star reviews means you are leaving money on the table and giving in to guests demands too often. 

Instead, it's about identifying the ROI that aligns with your investment strategy and risk tolerance.

Hello all,I recently transitioned from finance to real estate, am looking for deals to fund and my question is two-fold:1) Investors - for those of you funding your investment properties with hard money, where / how are you identifying your funding sources and what are the most important criteria in arranging your financing?