Another alternative: buy US treasury bills from treasury direct.

There are a lot of alternatives to using the big banks, that are available when you know what the alternative sources are looking for. 

Sober living can indeed be a solid alternative, especially in areas with strict short-term rental regulations.If you’re looking for experienced operators in Los Angeles County, you might want to connect with Dr.

*sigh*I posted a rather long response to this to help clarify for the OP many details he didn't get right about the IBC, whole life insurance as a product itself along with it's mechanics, and alternatives/opportunity cost as a whole BUT it was blocked because I copied/pasted my signature line and I guess BP didn't like it (if you could hear me shout you'd know that I didn't like it either).Suffice it to say, when it comes to the IBC:a) Make sure you actually understand the concept (i.e. read Becoming Your Own Banker by R.

With high interest rates making traditional financing tougher for investors, are you seeing more of your deals funded through private money or alternative lending sources in today’s market?

Like any alternative investment, you need to look closely at the management team, business stability, track record, and asset diversification.

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This thing is Unbelievably cumbersome, archaic, and a downright deterrent to use as they present it to you to use to get the required results...Anyway, the last thing I'm going through while I'm still trying to get money into my account was getting  both bank accounts that transfer in to the all in one frozen and suspended from Northpointe for having the audacity of trying to transfer in 25k from each account.  

The key for my purposes is that if crafted correctly they do indeed provide an alternative to actual real estate ownership that qualifies for a 1031 exchange.  

Not really a simple answer to this - definitely an alternative to rentals for cashflow.