645: Seeing Greene: Will Borrowing Money from Family Ruin Your Real Estate Deal?

<p><strong>Should you borrow money from your family?</strong> It could hurt your relationship if the deal goes wrong, but strengthen an existing partnership if everything goes right. Maybe a better question—<strong>how should you start </strong><a href="https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/raising-private-capital" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>raising private capital</strong></a> for your real estate deals? When it comes to the <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/should-you-use-debt-or-equity-on-a-private-money-deal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>debt vs. equity</strong></a> debate, which makes more sense in your situation? Don’t worry, we’re bringing answers to all these questions and more!</p><p>Welcome back to another episode of <strong>Seeing Greene</strong>, where your host David Greene answers questions from both aspiring and established real estate investors. We’re also joined by <strong>Alex Breshears</strong> and <strong>Beth Johnson, </strong>two expert private money lenders and authors of the newest BiggerPockets book, <a href="https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/lend-to-live" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>Lend to Live</em></strong></a>. They help tag-team some private money-specific questions as well as give context on <strong>who you should and shouldn’t accept funding from</strong>.</p><p>Want to ask David a question? If so<strong>, </strong><a href="http://biggerpockets.com/david" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>submit your question here</strong></a> so David can answer it on the next episode of Seeing Greene. Hop on the <strong>BiggerPockets forums </strong>and ask other investors their take, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/davidgreene24/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>follow David on Instagram</strong></a> to see when he’s going live so you can hop on a live Q&amp;A and get your question answered on the spot!</p><p><strong>In This Episode We Cover:</strong></