I live in Baltimore, Maryland.I'm a private landlord in Baltimore City. 

Having a real estate license and MLS access helps as there are private notes that only realtors can see that can sometimes explain seller motivation or contain other notes about the property or seller situation.

We did end up doing some private financing once we ran into the known issues w/traditional banks - we will definitely look into crowd funding and the EV angle you mentioned. 

But i dont know what to do, should i pay off credit cards first, its about 25k, or can i seek financing with a bank or private lender?

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That gives you a direction.See in Airbnb if you can see a host which acts like management company  (Host name is not a private name but a company).

I currently use a private lender, but he'll only lend on the purchase, not the rehab. 

Private sewer improvements can easily cost $500,000 or more. 

Seller Financing plus private party loan How did you add value to the deal?

Why not just seek to borrow money from this person as a private mortgage secured by the real estate?