Real estate investing continues to be one of the most profitable forms of investing available today.

The downturn in the economy, increasing unemployment rates, declining incomes and higher interest rates all continue to push the number of foreclosures in America to the highest levels since the great depression.

One of the biggest opportunities for today’s real estate investor is to build a private money investor network, so that they have the funds needed to fund their deals.

Networking in your community and having an “elevator speech” ready to quickly tell people you meet what you do and a little bit about your private money lending program can go a long way towards helping you find new investors to get the money you need.