In seeking a DSCR cash-out loan, I've learned that lenders want to see bank statements. I had thought DSCR's were only property based, but lenders I've just begun to contact are saying I need to provide bank statement...

Currently I do not have any IRA / 401k, and I have been looking at starting and depositing into one before tax day deadline for 2011.
I have previously just bought stocks and/or mutual funds

However, the more I think...

I was interested to hear what others might be doing in securing non-bank financing. We all have a circle of potential lenders/acquaintances that we could tap, without the hassle (or outright impossibility) of dealing...

Here we go.  Initially, I was a web guy and I founded a few large web sites, which I sold a few years ago.  I still have a few, but the large ones I sold off.  I picked up a house, a car and the rest were in Vanguard ...

I'm thinking about a SFH or condo in the central west florida area (e.g. sarasota et al.). I don't live in the area so will use property management to rent it.

This will not be a business, more of a longer term inv...