Episode #1143 Join the Future of Real Estate Investing with Fundrise: https://fundrise.com/pockets Maximize Your Real Estate Investing with a Self-Directed IRA from Equity Trust: https://eqtytrst.co/bp Get Tickets to BPCon2025! https://get.biggerpockets.com/conference/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Meet Dave at the Cash Flow Road Show Meetups: https://www.meetup.com/biggerpockets/events/ Episode Show Notes: https://lnk.to/biggerpocketsYT Join BiggerPockets for FREE 👇 https://www.biggerpockets.com/signup?utm_source=owned_media Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! https://www.BiggerPockets.com/Podcastfeedback Want to Be a Private Money Lender? Grab the Book, “Lend to Live”: https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/lend-to-live?utm_source=owned_media Sign Up for the BiggerPockets Real Estate Newsletter: https://www.biggerpockets.com/email-subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Find Investor-Friendly Lenders: http://biggerpockets.com/findlenders Grab Ashley’s Comp Worksheet: https://www.biggerpockets.com/resources?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with James: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/jdainflips?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with Ashley: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/ashkehr?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Can’t (or don’t want to) get a bank loan? We have another option for funding your real estate investments: private money lending! If your DTI (debt-to-income) is too high, you’ve maxed out how many mortgages you can get, or you need quick cash to finance a renovation, house flip, or BRRRR (buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat), private money loans can float you. Today, we’re sharing how to find a private money lender, what interest rates they charge, who these loans are best suited for, and what documents to bring to get approved. Dave is out on a search to find the perfect pickle for his sandwich, so we brought in a seasoned investor and trusted "Real Estate Rookie" host, Ashley Kehr. Today, she’s invited her private money lender, James Dainard, to the show to explain how private money works, how much money you’ll need to put down, rates and terms you can expect, and red flags a lender looks for. But this isn’t just for borrowers. If you’ve got a serious sum of cash and want to lend to investors and pocket the interest payment, James will show you how. Plus, Ashley shares her exact private money lending structure that she worked out with James on a recent deal he lent to her. No bank loan? No problem—here’s how private money works! 00:00 Intro 01:21 Join the Cash Flow Road Show! 03:05 Private Money Lending 101 05:04 Interest Rates and Terms 09:23 Sponsor: FUNDRISE! 09:35 What Lenders Look For 14:37 Actual Private Money Example 20:36 Do This BEFORE Lending 23:14 Debt vs. Equity Loans 30:05 James on why he still uses private money lenders 31:51 Connect with Ashley & James!