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Paul Choate
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  • Shawnee, OK
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What do private lenders look for in a proposal?

Paul Choate
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  • Attorney
  • Shawnee, OK
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I am beginning to branch out from my personal investments and want to began approaching private lenders about investing with me. I currently have an investor but I think I will max out that source of funds soon and I want to keep growing. I have had multiple contacts over the years with friends of friends and family who may be potential investors. I have not pursued them very well as I did not really need them at the time. Now, I would like to put together a general proposal highlighting what I have done to date, general terms I can offer and currently available properties I am looking at purchasing. I am anticipating this will take the form of a 5-10 page booklet or pdf. 

Question- Is this how I should go about this? Is there anything else I need to include in the packet? I want to be professional but also allow the relationship to develop naturally. I plan to invite them to see my projects or take them out to lunch. I don't plan to "cold call" anyone. I just want to put these out there in my network and let the numbers speak for themselves.

Also, if you are a private lender, can you tell me what your general terms look like? (interest rates, points, term of note, LTV etc.) Just trying to understand what the current market looks like in a big picture sense.

Thanks in advance for your input! 

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