The Lima One loan programs that require real estate investment experience are our FNF portfolios of 3+ properties, ground up New Construction, and Multifamily bridge. 

i'm a lender, something isnt right for a bridge loan to be 5%. havent heard of them but if you would like me to review their terms they giving you i can

If you can bridge the gap in terms of knowing the lingo and terminoglogy that will help as well with the normal finding great deals that most investors will ask for.As you work with one investor you can build up your book of contacts and knowledge.

It makes it extremely difficult to scale, you'd need millions to do it that way to scale.The absolute best way to start for most are the bridge loans with rehab. 

For the lenders that do a 0 with decent credit you will need to put down 15% - 20% on a bridge loan and that's with 720+ credit.More than that though, you need to understand the capital requirements. 

I think you are spot on for North of the River and Downtown, NE all the way to the Red Bridge area!

Networking and becoming involved in the investment space is a great way to bridge the gap between accumulating knowledge (reading, videos, etc) and closing your first deal.

Bridge loans are available at 50% LTV

Another option is to take out a bridge loan for the rehab, then refi and take out a smaller amount of the $750,000.

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