You could use the $450K as a down payment on a property and secure a loan at 75% LTV (so roughly $1.8M purchase price at the high end).

The mortgage/trust is just the Collateral Security for the Note.

I financed it with no money down using my securities-backed line of credit. 

@Paul Sandhu There's a finite amount of time and energy I have available to research real estate, find deals, negotiate, and secure financing.

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How do people do this without technically offering a security?

I set a goal to get at least 2 deals my first month, and yesterday I was able to secure my 1st contract.

There is no limit to the number of loans a bank can give you if they are holding the loans in house and not selling them on the secondary market.It is also worth pointing out that ANY property that is secured against ANY type of personal loan would count against the financed property limit.

The tricky part occurs when the co-op is the debtor in a mortgage note secured by the property.

I was able to secure a piece of property in a desirable area from someone I know that is approved and zoned for an RV park.