Lending to real estate investors - more considerations to protect yourself
Thursday, February 17
Part 6 of a seriesI'm continuing a discussion of lending money to real estate investors. My company lends money exclusively to real estate investors in a specific geographic area. This allows us to be local to any property used to collateralize the loan, stay on top of legislative changes through...
Lending your money to a real estate investor - how to choose
Monday, February 14
Part 5 of a seriesFirst, let's define a real estate investor, for purposes of this series of posts. Buying real estate to hold for income, or buying real estate to resell - both of these are called real estate investors. Also, wholesalers, who get properties under contract and then assign the ...
Lending on real estate is hands off real estate investing
Thursday, February 10
Lending money to real estate investors can be a lucrative way to participate in a project without running the project yourself. It can lessen your risk, because of where you stand in the line of people waiting to get paid.First, lets make it clear we are talking about real estate investment dea...
How can you invest in real estate without tenants, toilets or contractors?
Tuesday, February 08
First, if you are considering investing funds in real estate without doing the actual leg work, there are many ways to consider handling that investment. But here are some things to consider before you take the plunge:Am I comfortable investing in something where I won't be there every day to see...
What type of real estate investor are you? Hands on?
Sunday, February 06
If you are starting out in investing, chances are you want to invest hands on. You probably want to either invest full time, or simply add to the family finances with a deal or two a year. Deciding the type of investing that works for you, and how much time and money you should invest, are impo...
Lending, borrowing or buying: which is right for you?
Thursday, February 03
I come into frequent contact with people wanting to make the jump into real estate investing, but not knowing where to start. I'm on the Board of several Real Estate Investor Associations, and co-founded one of them, so my network includes many new investors. Sometimes they ask where they can fi...