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All Forum Posts by: Skyler Shively

Skyler Shively has started 2 posts and replied 6 times.

Quote from @Brandon Beardt:
Quote from @Skyler Shively:

Looking to scale my rental portfolio. I have been in the search of lenders with low or no minimums for purchase/ refi. Have found that most DSCR lenders have 75k-100k minimum loan amounts. I live in a cheaper market with a lot of sub-75k properties. Current lender have no minimums but the fees are high and they want 30% down. Looking to possibly connect with a new lender and discuss my options. Thanks!

 Hi Skyler,

Your scenario is not uncommon. Any properties with a values sub $100K are somewhat hard to find financing for. Usually because they're in a rural area and there is lower upside for the lender when they package and sell the loans. I have seen lenders go down to a $50K loan min, but like you said, at an increased cost. I personally have not seen any lenders go lower than that. Best of luck!

Thanks! Smaller/cheaper city problems I guess. Going to keep trying, probably need to bump into the right private lender.  Pretty new to this forum, figured it was worth a try! 

Looking to scale my rental portfolio. I have been in the search of lenders with low or no minimums for purchase/ refi. Have found that most DSCR lenders have 75k-100k minimum loan amounts. I live in a cheaper market with a lot of sub-75k properties. Current lender have no minimums but the fees are high and they want 30% down. Looking to possibly connect with a new lender and discuss my options. Thanks!

Quote from @Joe Villeneuve:
Quote from @Skyler Shively:
Quote from @Joe Villeneuve:

Why isn't the seller interested in seller financing?


He did not give a reason why he doesn't want to seller finance. He seems dead set on selling them individually on the MLS.
Would be a nice boost to my portfolio, would like to figure out a way
to get the deal done that is mutually beneficial for both parties.

He is going to walk into one H3LL of a tax problem that Seller Financing can solve.  He would make a lot more money,...more important he would KEEP a lot more money, and it would cost you a lot less if Seller Financing could be involved.  If it was me, I'd just go ahead and make a Seller Financing offer (must be in writing to make sure he sees it) anyway, with a cover sheet that shows the differences between a conventional sale to him vs Seller Financing, and how he wins big if he took SF.  The cover sheet is the MOST important part of the offer.  It must be written and presented in a way where at a glance he can't miss the differences...and then wants to see how and why,...by turning the page and going through the details/explanations of the how/why.  It's always in the math,...and how it's presented. 

Hey, the way I look at it, what's the difference between making an offer  using SF, ...and then get turned down,...or not making any offer at all not because you can't aren't able to make an offer using traditional financing ?  In the end, nothing,...so you might just as well make the offer, because the real difference is if you do make that SF offer, and they see it is the best way for them, you might just get the offer accepted.

I’m really glad I made this post on here, thanks for the insight. I do have a few questions though, I have never done a seller financed deal, is there any chance that I could get you to send me an example of a cover letter for the offer? Also, I do know that he has a mortgage tied to some of these properties, won’t the banks call those notes due when they see that the deed has been transferred? What is the work-around for that? He has some of the properties listed with a realtor already, she wants her cut too. How does she get paid if I presented a 0% down offer? Thank you 

Quote from @Joe Villeneuve:

Why isn't the seller interested in seller financing?


He did not give a reason why he doesn't want to seller finance. He seems dead set on selling them individually on the MLS.
Would be a nice boost to my portfolio, would like to figure out a way
to get the deal done that is mutually beneficial for both parties.

Want to start off with saying that I have only purchased rentals traditionally with 20% down. Realtor friend that I work will found a seller looking to sell off 24 sfh units. I do not have the money for a down payment, I always hear of people using private leaders or equity partners for down payments, but I have no knowledge of how that works. Seller is not interested in seller financing the whole portfolio, but may be able to talk him into financing the down payment if that is even possible? I would love to acquire 24 more units. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!