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2 December 2024 | 6 replies
The vast majority of "regular" or traditional (Conv/Govt) mortgages are originated by specialty lenders and brokers and are sold in the secondary market to provide yield on bank balance sheets (think Chase or BoA) or to be securitized into MBS.
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5 December 2024 | 25 replies
The wire instructions I received were also different from the entity listed on the contract, but in my case, they explained that the funds needed to be sent directly to the contractors handling the rehab, which aligned with the project’s structure.I proceeded, and everything went smoothly, with clear communication and regular updates throughout the process.
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15 January 2025 | 144 replies
Which, without a lot of defaults would yield in a high return.Two, many regular people perform better with a coach and having some initial investment in a product.
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30 December 2024 | 89 replies
The only reason a property owner would agree to rental arbitrage is if they see it as advantageous to them over taking a regular tenant.
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3 December 2024 | 6 replies
Never pay for work that hasn’t been done.3.Verify Work Regularly: Have an objective third party inspect the quality of the work weekly and provide updates.
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3 December 2024 | 3 replies
They're spending tax-payer money, so they'll cut a check without batting an eye.Document condition before and after with photos, inspect regularly, and you should be fine.
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4 December 2024 | 30 replies
If no one tells them about balance sheet, then real estate investors aren't going to focus on them.My clients are always looking at the balance sheets after I taught them the importance of it.There are a lot of times not just real estate investors, just regular business owners, they look at the P&L and say great, I made $100K this year, but my bank is showing $10K, where is the rest of the money.
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30 December 2024 | 819 replies
I do get regular emails from their group - but the ROI on most properties that they have sent recently has bene around 8-10%, not the 'at least 12%' that CM promises in his videos.
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7 December 2024 | 9 replies
We’ve found a niche area that fits our budget and personal vision, and it has usually taken a few months of regularly analyzing deals to find something that works for us.