Have you started a hard money lending business or lent private money?  How did you structure your business to deal with filing with the SEC and complying with Dodd-Frank?  Start up costs and things to consider?

Are there any hard money/private money lenders that openly allow you to wrap their money with a note to an end buyer?

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Last month, my wife and I purchased a fantastic duplex in Madison, WI, for $400,000 using an FHA loan. Our plan was to do the traditional house-hack, but things haven’t gone as planned.
During some self-testing...

I’m completely new to fix and flip but I have been doing some research, I’ve been looking at distressed properties in my area for example one I’m looking at now the listing price is $359k Arv is $550k the contractor f...

Dear Investors,I recently got an offer to borrow money from a hedge fund. These were the conditions:  I put 5% of the deal amount into an escrow account for 30 days. After the seasoning amount, the company funds the r...

Hi, I'm planning on moving to Akron or Cleveland to begin my REI journey late this year. The plan is to focus on $40,000 homes in working class neighborhoods for Section 8 rentals. I'm curious, on a pure financial bas...

I've read several of the blog's with regard to "house hacking" including @Scott Trench's experience with his first property as well as @Darren Sager's podcast on his duplex ventures, and I've decided this is the path ...

If I'm trying to purchase a specific commercial property, I've seen that one method of raising funds could be a syndicate. My questions are...1. Since I need a specific property, isn't it likely that someone else woul...

Hi! My husband and I are newly involved in Real Estate Investing. We are determined, hardworking, efficient and creative individuals and are excited about our future in Real Estate. While we have been involved previou...

This might seem like an odd question, but if you are the one who is going to be loaning the (hard) money to another individual(s), is it safe to loan it from your own personal name, or should you use an entity (LLC) t...