What these gurus aren't telling people is they have the money in the bank as collateral (easier pitch for Seller financing if the Seller knows they actually have the money) and they have the experience to make hard money lenders comfortable.

We are a full service investment brokerage and we work mostly with out state investors and institutions. 

Like with anything there is an approach that will work, but if your long term plan includes any kind of appreciation, springfield aint going to cut it compared to your cbus investments. 

I have reserves waiting to be deployed on renovations that are burning a hole in my bank account with inflation and the potential rise in costs due to tariffs.

I argue that this makes the loan safer for the lender because it keeps cash in the rehabber's pocket, where they need it, instead of in our bank.

Quote from @David Georgeson: So I created an LLC which is 100% owned by me for putting my investment property in. 

Are these properties still the best RE investments that can be purchased if the property tax increases to that of a new purchase?  

@Mar LiuI at one point, in the 1980's started investing in 2 family and 3 family homes.

•Financing options—SBA loans, seller financing, or other creative structuresIf anyone has experience with this type of investment, I’d love to hear about the challenges, profitability, and any financing strategies that worked for you.

Its up to you to review all of this documentation to make sure you udnerstand and not for them to point out specific things.Always be careful investing in a HOA