While private lending can sometimes offer more flexibility, traditional bank financing often comes with better terms and rates for commercial real estate (CRE).

Well, for $1000 I only take home additional $12.5 (half of the mostly usual 2.5% comp for my market for the sake of argument with a traditional broker).Clients think somehow each agent is making %5-6%, in their pocket, for each transaction. 

They have near 1 million sqft of manufacturing space between all the facilities now across the US and Canada.The interesting thing with going modular in the multifamily housing sector is that in most cases, we are able to come below in cost over traditional construction and that completion time is much much faster which increases the investors/developers ROI which is huge.

@Michael Plaks is spot on - character wise, 1099-R income falls in the same "bucket" as a W-2 wage would be, thus to offset this income with real estate losses, it follows the exact same pathway (ST rental with material participation or REP status with traditional rentals), but since you don't have all your time sucked up with a W-2 job, you have much greater flexibility to hit those related hours thresholds under those paths as well.No idea if he's taking clients - but if you are looking for local(ish) and qualified in TX, Michael is also likely a great one to reach out to.

.- Business Model: Looking to provide flexible financing solutions for individuals and businesses who may not fit traditional lending criteria.- Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring all legal and regulatory requirements are met for private lending.Questions for the Community:1.

Median asking prices in 2024 are at $734,950, an increase of about $35,000 from last year.As small multi-family investors in Queens and Nassau get outpriced, they, like traditional homeowners, tend to travel East or North.

Vaping doesn't produce the same strong odors or lingering smoke as traditional cigarettes or hookah, which could be a more acceptable option for your tenant.

My approach is probably fairly unique in that if the homeowner wants to keep the house and would traditionally not be able to, I point them in the direction of their equitable remedies and have had success helping folks keep their house and work out a sweet deal with the finance company to boot; I've retained a minority equity stake in the properties as a result.In the case where it's a non-owner occupied property and the investor no longer wants the headache, I negotiate either an acquisition in trust of the LLC/Corporation that is holding the deed, or have the deed quit claimed to me individually.

I don't know what your situation is but I just go laid off so I can't used traditional financing that uses my personal income in the decision. jh

There is no reason to buy your own first for experience purposes - and the fact you already live there makes it 'owner occupied' if you end up going with traditional bank financing - which will give you better rates, and access to more programs.