I use a private lender to borrow money to buy properties.

Many large private lenders will work with smaller lenders as correspondents.

Quote from @Charlene Kingsnorth: We are Private Money Mortgage Lenders.  

No offense, but absolutely, positively in no way shape or form would I, as a lender of over 30 years, provide a loan to someone with no out of pocket capital.

May be expensive but they are dedicated to private lender law, securities law and creditors' rights.

Also  American association of private lenders is one trade group,Thanks for the response, Chris.

Quote from @Scott Tennell: For real estate investors who have worked with private money lenders, what strategies have you found most effective in structuring deals to ensure both parties are protected and the funding process runs smoothly? 

Treat your family private lender like (or better than) any other private or HML: promissory note and lien recorded against the property.

.: Hi All,Is there any way to structure a private lending arrangement so that income is considered passive (by IRS standards) and can offset accumulated schedule E losses?

I am a private lender out of Pittsburgh.