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All Forum Posts by: Anthony Martin

Anthony Martin has started 15 posts and replied 33 times.

Post: $50,000 Loan Lenders

Anthony MartinPosted
  • Investor
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Posts 36
  • Votes 10

Hello BP Community,

I am searching for local or national lenders that do $50,000 residential refinance loans for LLCs. I plan to use bridge loans or personal capital to buy and rehab these properties that cashflow $250/mo after expenses but want to be sure I'm able to wrap it into a long-term debt solution. Preferably something with a 6 month or less seasoning would be nice.

Post: BRRRR Method Lenders

Anthony MartinPosted
  • Investor
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Posts 36
  • Votes 10
Quote from @Jeremy Taggart:

@Anthony Martin why did those banks not want to lend on it? Did they tell you the reason they weren't able to?


 Primarily minimum loan amount not high enough. Trying to change my purchase criteria to better align with lenders.

Post: BRRRR Method Lenders

Anthony MartinPosted
  • Investor
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Posts 36
  • Votes 10
Quote from @Jay Hinrichs:

fund that flip has been agreesive in that market they have taken many of my clients out .. I am the bridge in the BRRRR and fund that flip did the refi.

I've reached out to fund that flip but I don't think have enough experience to meet their criteria. 

Post: BRRRR Method Lenders

Anthony MartinPosted
  • Investor
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Posts 36
  • Votes 10
Quote from @Elise Bickel Tauber:

I agree with Jeremy. Would love to know why. I do know that some lenders are tightening up on lending right now with their concern about a potential shift in the market but I haven't seen them stop lending all together. I highly recommend Kyle Coniker. He does a ton of really cool programs for my investors including no seasoning on refis.

I'll send you his info.


 Thanks Elise, I will reach out.

Post: BRRRR Method Lenders

Anthony MartinPosted
  • Investor
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Posts 36
  • Votes 10
Quote from @Robin Simon:

Going with a private lender over a bank is probably gong to be your best bet.  Banks definitely offer the best rates, but the downside is spelled out exactly in your experience...deals fall through due to stringent and inflexible underwriting

 Robin,

I don't have much experience with private money lenders but could you elaborate? I pay cash to buy and rehab the properties or use hard money, but to convert it to a fixed long-term debt solution is where I'm running into the issue.

Post: BRRRR Method Lenders

Anthony MartinPosted
  • Investor
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Posts 36
  • Votes 10

Hello BP Community, 

I purchased my first rental property under a LLC last year and have been fighting to get the cash out of the property ever since. So I have worked with a few lenders in Pittsburgh at FCW, FNB, Key Bank, and Standard Bank. None have been able to help me and have completely trashed my credit inquiries after overpromising and under delivering. I am currently pulling cash out through Gauranteed Rate and would like to use this money to grow my business through fix and flip and BRRRRing properties. I am looking for a lender, broker, etc that will be able to help me get to 50+ units in the next 2.5 years.

Post: Wholesaling Advice For Beginners

Anthony MartinPosted
  • Investor
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Posts 36
  • Votes 10
Quote from @Jerryll Noorden:
Quote from @Anthony Martin:
Quote from @Jerryll Noorden:
Quote from @Anthony Martin:

Hello BP Community,

I'm currently restarting my wholesale journey after taking a long hiatus. I know that the current market is drastically different than it was January 2020. I was just wondering if anyone out there who is closing 2 or more deals each month had any advice? In particular, are you wholesaling in your local market only or are you doing virtual deals as well? Are there any particular list I should be targeting? I currently use Propstream and i have been playing around with the filters, but would love to get insight on what filters to use. I know there is not a magic formula and it is up to me to put in the work of making the calls and becoming an excellent closer, but I just want to make sure I put my best foot forward. Thanks in advance!


 No lists. Lists are crap, don't work, its for people that are to lazy to think and SEE how retarded lists are.  Look into a website and then focus on Credibility, SEO and Facebook ads. Also YouTube is taking over, so look into getting a YouTube channel going and create a good YouTube ad.

Stop also worrying about "the market"... I NEVER Looked at it and I make more deals every year. It is not about market, it is about motivated sellers.

Answer me this.

WHY did you pick lists? Is it because you did some actual research or are you doing lists just because everyone else is doing it?

OK then ask your self this.. from all the people doing it.. how many of them are 7 figure earners?  Exactly!


 I don't think I'm too lazy or retarded, I just don't think SEO is the best start for immediate lead generation which is my priority. Also, my post was intended for insight on the subject matter; I'm not looking to get attacked for my personal preference. Perhaps talking to people will help you with your people skills which is clearly something you're lacking.

 Wrong.

SEO is about credibility. If you are credible, you get leads, you get leads you start to rank. I have ranked people #1 on Google in 2 weeks.

Don't let your lack of knowledge be the deciding factor on what decisions and what path you take. You don't know or understand the power of SEO and that is why you say such things.

Besides, NOW is EXACTLY the best time to do SEO .. you know why? BECAUSE SEO usually takes time. So if not now, when then?

See my point?

Stop looking at NOW NOW NOW.. be smart. be analytical be calculated.

So in other words this is what you are saying:

I need money NOW, so I will do the things that do not work, and cost a lot of money that has a less than 3% success rate to try to make money NOW because I need money now.

See how stupid/ retarded that is? Hence me saying... that!

Now you have a choice. Be stubborn and keep doing you... (how is that working out for you? How long have you been doing this?) I became king of CT within 3 months of starting. How about you?

I don't have people skills. I will be the first to admit this. But that's fine. I am not here to be popular or make friends. I am here to tell you the unfiltered truth, some people, like you, can't handle the truth and you need to sugar goat it, and hold your hand to say how it is with a sprinkle of lie here and there. 
I am so sorry but that you won't get from me. If you are doing something stupid, I will tell you. Learn from it,... or be butt hurt.. but know this.. the outcome depends on what you do after you hear the truth. I am taking time out of my busy schedule to reply to you with solid info and guidance. You don't see that... all you see is your ego being bruised. Learn how to control that ego or it will get in the way, as it already has for you. 

Now .. I explained why SEO is a must. What are you going to do? Stay defiant? Or are you going to bend the knee and ask me for help, which I would happily provide to you at no cost!

Bend the knee!


 If you are confident in what you are pitching and willing to share it free of charge I won't turn it down. I still however will be making cold calls and building lists. Every wholesale deal I've ever closed has come from cold calling. I've done lead propeller, ballpoint marketing, virtual cold callersMOJO, hired an SEO specialist and had a website built by a professional, etc and spent $15,000-$20,000 on those avenues. I spent $714 through a list, dialer, propstream and that's when I landed my first deal that was $19,050. Like I stated in my original post, I've taken over a year off. Not because cold calling doesn't work but because I didn't have time and VAs can't get the job done like I can.

Post: Wholesaling Advice For Beginners

Anthony MartinPosted
  • Investor
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Posts 36
  • Votes 10
Quote from @Jerryll Noorden:
Quote from @Anthony Martin:

Hello BP Community,

I'm currently restarting my wholesale journey after taking a long hiatus. I know that the current market is drastically different than it was January 2020. I was just wondering if anyone out there who is closing 2 or more deals each month had any advice? In particular, are you wholesaling in your local market only or are you doing virtual deals as well? Are there any particular list I should be targeting? I currently use Propstream and i have been playing around with the filters, but would love to get insight on what filters to use. I know there is not a magic formula and it is up to me to put in the work of making the calls and becoming an excellent closer, but I just want to make sure I put my best foot forward. Thanks in advance!


 No lists. Lists are crap, don't work, its for people that are to lazy to think and SEE how retarded lists are.  Look into a website and then focus on Credibility, SEO and Facebook ads. Also YouTube is taking over, so look into getting a YouTube channel going and create a good YouTube ad.

Stop also worrying about "the market"... I NEVER Looked at it and I make more deals every year. It is not about market, it is about motivated sellers.

Answer me this.

WHY did you pick lists? Is it because you did some actual research or are you doing lists just because everyone else is doing it?

OK then ask your self this.. from all the people doing it.. how many of them are 7 figure earners?  Exactly!


 I don't think I'm too lazy or retarded, I just don't think SEO is the best start for immediate lead generation which is my priority. Also, my post was intended for insight on the subject matter; I'm not looking to get attacked for my personal preference. Perhaps talking to people will help you with your people skills which is clearly something you're lacking.

Post: Wholesaling Advice For Beginners

Anthony MartinPosted
  • Investor
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Posts 36
  • Votes 10

Hello BP Community,

I'm currently restarting my wholesale journey after taking a long hiatus. I know that the current market is drastically different than it was January 2020. I was just wondering if anyone out there who is closing 2 or more deals each month had any advice? In particular, are you wholesaling in your local market only or are you doing virtual deals as well? Are there any particular list I should be targeting? I currently use Propstream and i have been playing around with the filters, but would love to get insight on what filters to use. I know there is not a magic formula and it is up to me to put in the work of making the calls and becoming an excellent closer, but I just want to make sure I put my best foot forward. Thanks in advance!

Post: How to Gain Traction

Anthony MartinPosted
  • Investor
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Posts 36
  • Votes 10

Hello Pittsburgh BP Community,

I am currently at the refinance stage of my current BRRRR and want to repeat the process as soon as possible. What I am finding difficult is trying to scale my business with the limited money that I have. Since the projects that I'm able to BRRRR are typically less than $75,000, I'm finding a lot of lenders are just ghosting me. My credit isn't the best but it isn't the worst either. I hear stories of people working at Mcdonald's and getting 100 units a year, but it seems I can't get 10 with a $100,000+ salary. What am I missing or doing wrong?