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12 December 2024 | 11 replies
., broker fees, MLS dues, continuing education) versus alternatives like working closely with an investor-friendly agent.Consider whether the time required for licensing, post-licensing education, and maintaining your license is worth it for your investment strategy.If you need help finding an investor-friendly brokerage in Georgia or navigating the process, feel free to reach out!
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19 January 2025 | 354 replies
There are alternatives note investors have and thats new origination's where of course you will have some bummers but your not starting out with a defaulted borrower at the get go.
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19 December 2024 | 55 replies
Promissory notes in general, as they have no collateral, seem a bit higher risk, perhaps mortgage note investing which are backed by residential and sometimes even commercial real estate would be a safer alternative, and yet very lucrative, too, 8-12% yieldsFor extra returns, I put a small portion of my portfolio into BDCs, Business development companies, that specialize in loaning money to growing businesses which are too high risk to get loans from proper banks.
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9 December 2024 | 8 replies
Alternatively, if your project wraps up quickly and you’re less concerned about pulling cash out, a rate-and-term refinance could be another option.Happy to connect if you have more questions!
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14 January 2025 | 329 replies
There are alternatives rather than become a squatter and not pay and screw the landlords who work hard for their money / keep.
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7 December 2024 | 7 replies
Other than that not too much you can do, the only alternative post-closing would be to offer cash for keys for someone to move out quicker, but if it's short notice to vacate period like 15-30 days than it's probably cheaper to wait.
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10 December 2024 | 8 replies
Alternatively, get creative with finding the cash.
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6 December 2024 | 2 replies
And then we negotiate with the owners on the "owner financing" options that they would give to us (if they are even open to it).If someone needs "private financing" or "alternative" financing...we can still make our normal realtor commission here and then they can show for any property.I hope some of what I am saying makes sense.
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6 December 2024 | 4 replies
What's the alternative and what's the question.
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4 December 2024 | 7 replies
A recent article by BP: "Top 5 Alternative Investments for Real Estate Investors in 2024," which was sponsored by "atminvestors.com," listed the #1 Passive Investment opportunity as ATM investing (of course).