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3 February 2025 | 25 replies
Not sure if you own or rent your primary home, but not all DSCR lenders will lend to first time homebuyers and/or first time investors...just a heads up.
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3 February 2025 | 8 replies
Great tools that get updated regularly.I am on the lending side of things and would be happy to hop on a call with you anytime to discuss financial strategies and help answer any questions you may have about nearly any loan product available to help you on your journey, even if they are not products my capital partners offer.We are all here to help you learn and grow.
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29 January 2025 | 12 replies
REI websites that offer sales data usually offer market rents when you switch to the rents option.
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21 January 2025 | 8 replies
These programs offer options for less money down and in some cases DPA - Down payment assistance.As a banker for over 18+ years I am very skeptical when I hear a new name in the business only because its become tougher to lend with all of the new laws and credit/insurance requirements and regulations.
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23 January 2025 | 31 replies
Also, banks normally only lend for holiday homes, not for rental properties but a holiday home can mostly be a short-term rental or become one later.5.
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2 February 2025 | 5 replies
Would you still be willing to share your hard money lending calculator?
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13 January 2025 | 8 replies
Another option could be a home equity line of credit (HELOC) if you have enough equity in your primary or second home.
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5 February 2025 | 2 replies
As Jay mentioned they must be NMLS licensed if owner occupant of in several states even commercial needs licensing.The NMLS is like the database, each state has a division of banking that oversees lending requirements then you also on the federal level have CFPB as well as consumer protection laws.I want to add that I believe yesterday the CFPB is undergoing changes, but if it goes away that does not mean that many of the laws in place especially consumer protection laws would go away.
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12 January 2025 | 3 replies
I'm wondering if what question you want to be asking is "What lending sources are available to me?
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31 January 2025 | 28 replies
@Travis MullenixI haven't but wanted to know if you have had experience in private lending before?