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All Forum Posts by: Bobby Feinman

Bobby Feinman has started 19 posts and replied 211 times.

Post: Using Private Lenders

Bobby Feinman
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  • Lender
  • VA Beach, VA
  • Posts 285
  • Votes 82
Quote from @Anand Rangaswamy:

I have heard about Allen Capital and am currently considering them for a deal. I am a little hesitant as you are as well. I would never wire them any money and would work through an escrow/title company that I would pick. That said, they have not said or done anything that is different from other private lenders. Someone referred them on a Facebook forum. I found their terms very appealing. 5% loans on a 25 year term, 10% down and 2 points closing.


 I would be surprised if the 5% rate is current. 

Post: Private money lender question

Bobby Feinman
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  • Lender
  • VA Beach, VA
  • Posts 285
  • Votes 82

@Edwin Bethune

Edwin, to me, this is clearly NOT a lender. Looks to me like they want to charge you as a consultant, referring the loan aspect to a "broker." I would be VERY careful in today's environment working with a broker instead of the actual lender. Unfortunately, there are a lot of horror stories out there with people taking up front commitment fees and never coming through. Hope this helps! Happy to discuss further.

Bobby

Post: Hard Money Loans vs Private Investors

Bobby Feinman
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  • Lender
  • VA Beach, VA
  • Posts 285
  • Votes 82
Quote from @Account Closed:
Quote from @Bobby Feinman:

@Account Closed

Hey Jason, We are both hard and private money lenders ALSO from VA Beach!! You are correct when you say that track record and experience play a role in private vs hard money. Credit score and liquidity are the other important factors that go into this. We ALWAYS try to fund deals with private money terms first because the cost of capital is a lot less than hard money. Credit score, liquidity, LTV, cash in the deal and the deal itself are the key components to private money terms. If we can't get it to fit in that box, then we will look at it as a hard money loan.

Hope that helps!

Bobby


Thank you for the response Bobby, I agree good credit and liquidity come into play big time. We always average about 15% of the deal using our own capital in each project we do. This comes in different forms of course as a lot of deals are different as I am sure have seen more than me if you are a lender. this thread has got me thinking from some of the responses and I believe some people to be spot on. You get so busy running your business and the day to day of it all, you don't get as much time to go out and build new relationship etc. I am going to start there and see what shakes out. Thank you for your time and maybe we can grab lunch or coffee one day since you are a local here in VA Beach.


 I would love to! My office is on Northampton Blvd near Baker Rd

Post: Hard Money Loans vs Private Investors

Bobby Feinman
Posted
  • Lender
  • VA Beach, VA
  • Posts 285
  • Votes 82

@Account Closed

Hey Jason, We are both hard and private money lenders ALSO from VA Beach!! You are correct when you say that track record and experience play a role in private vs hard money. Credit score and liquidity are the other important factors that go into this. We ALWAYS try to fund deals with private money terms first because the cost of capital is a lot less than hard money. Credit score, liquidity, LTV, cash in the deal and the deal itself are the key components to private money terms. If we can't get it to fit in that box, then we will look at it as a hard money loan.

Hope that helps!

Bobby

Post: 10 Max Mortgage Limit Question

Bobby Feinman
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  • Lender
  • VA Beach, VA
  • Posts 285
  • Votes 82

@Rosston Smith

There is not a property limit on the private lending side. happy to discuss further with you!

Bobby

Post: Denied because bank doesn’t like owner of my company

Bobby Feinman
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  • Lender
  • VA Beach, VA
  • Posts 285
  • Votes 82

Where is the property located and when do you need to close? 

Post: Connections to Portfolio Lenders?

Bobby Feinman
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  • Lender
  • VA Beach, VA
  • Posts 285
  • Votes 82

@Eliza Sparks

Hi Eliza. LOVE Colorado! I have a son that lives in Denver and I am out there several times a year to ski. Happy to answer any questions you may have!

Bobby

Post: Lender no seasoning period birmingham AL

Bobby Feinman
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  • Lender
  • VA Beach, VA
  • Posts 285
  • Votes 82

@Eric Salgado

I assume you are referring to a DSCR long term rental loan refinance? As long as their is a lien on the property (existing loan), our seasoning requirement is 30 days from when you purchased it. In essence, NO seasoning requirement

Bobby

Post: BRRR opportunity requiring high down payment- what next?

Bobby Feinman
Posted
  • Lender
  • VA Beach, VA
  • Posts 285
  • Votes 82
Quote from @Elizabeth Conklin:

Thanks so much, Bobby!  I will be reaching out.  


 My pleasure!

Post: I want the benefit of your opinions

Bobby Feinman
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  • Lender
  • VA Beach, VA
  • Posts 285
  • Votes 82

John R Kepler

The short answer is YES. There are many lending options out there. Unfortunately, not all of the options are positive lol. I was an investor for 25 years before becoming a lender so I can speak from experience. Developing a long term relationship with my lender(s) was much more beneficial for me than shopping everyone's rate all the time. That loyalty was infinitely more valuable to me than the small amount of money I may have saved by shopping consistently. I place a lot more value on service and availability.

Find a lender that is available to you 7 days a week if necessary. This is a very fast paced, constantly changing environment and there will be many times where you need to get something done outside of normal business hours. The cheapest guy in town most likely not give you what you need from a service standpoint. Hope that helps!

Bobby