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Vincent Plant Hard Money Costs Too Much?
13 January 2025 | 15 replies
It's calculated as the ratio of your total loan amount (loan amount for purchase + loan amount for your rehab) to your total costs (purchase price + rehab budget). 95% is a good target.Avoid application and other upfront/junk fees. 
Mitch Smith How Tiered Returns Has Helped Us Structure Our Private Lending Deals
17 January 2025 | 3 replies
Encourages Larger Investments: By offering higher returns at higher tiers, you incentivize investors to allocate more capital to your projects.Builds Long-Term Relationships: Investors appreciate being rewarded for deeper commitments, which helps foster trust and repeat business.Scales with Your Business: This structure can align with the complexity or scale of your projects, ensuring that you have the resources you need while staying competitive in the market.Key Benefits to InvestorsSecurity: Deals can be secured by tangible assets, such as a deed of trust or promissory note, providing peace of mind.Flexibility: Payments can be structured to suit the investor’s needs—monthly, quarterly, or upon project completion.Attractive Returns: With returns starting at 15%, investors often see better yields than traditional investment vehicles, like stocks or mutual funds.How We’ve Implemented ThisThis structure works particularly well for our large renovation or development projects where multiple investors may be involved.
Amol Kulkarni Amol Kulkarni - I need a PM
5 January 2025 | 4 replies
Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.
Justin Fondren First Property Steps To Buy
16 January 2025 | 6 replies
@Justin FondrenIf your credit score is in the 700–730 range, you're in a great position to secure favorable loan terms.
Preethi S. Difficult Property Management company
3 January 2025 | 8 replies
Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.
Kevin Apolinario Chef, Software Engineer, Real Estate Investor
15 January 2025 | 3 replies
House hacking is an excellent strategy, especially with the potential to use an FHA loan to secure a property with a low down payment. 
Venka Pulla How to deal with Bad property manager
11 January 2025 | 7 replies
Provide clear instructions on where and how to pay to avoid confusion.Recover Security Deposits: The current property manager is legally obligated to transfer tenant security deposits to you or the new management company.
Fareen E. Refusing a Tenant Prospect Before Showing/Application
13 January 2025 | 31 replies
Security systems are easily outsmarted, that’s the point of the initial visit, to case the joint. 
Keilon Morton Hard Money terms for partnership
7 January 2025 | 5 replies
Quote from @Keilon Morton: I am looking to secure my first tax sale and need another investor to go in on the deal.
Akshay Kumar Investment property landscaping
17 January 2025 | 2 replies
We were not able to recover any yard damages due to other damages they had left that needed repair, which empted out their security deposit.