And for us in Oregon construction is deemed an essential service so our crews are buttoning up the underground as i type this.

.· “In Pocket Deals”Essentially “Off Market Deals”, or Properties that you can purchase before they hit the open market.

A loan that is Secured by a piece of Real Estate PropertyThe funds are generally issued by Private Investors or CompaniesThe Borrower will receive Funds based off of the Property being purchasedThis is considered an All Cash Offer and TransactionTypically, the Length of Loan is a 12 Month TermA Hard Money Lender is an asset-based lenderClosing Times are generally 14 days or lessFinding ways to use other people's money along with your own is essential in Real Estate Investing, that is, if you want to be successful.You are giving yourself the ability to invest in properties you normally would not have been able to, or would have had to wait substantially longer before doing so.Depending on your Real Estate Strategy, the number of houses you can purchase and Flip/Rehab in a given time period, will determine how successful you are.

And I tell tenants that certain repair requests that are non essential are "on hold."6. 

There are VA rehab loans but they have limitations and stringent paperwork to utilize.

Cut out the non-essentials. 

Essentially inciting them to cancel.In our case it was saying Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, or Sevierville.

It's essentially paid down to 193-194k total since then.

Unless you have a 6-12 month reserve for your portfolio, you might want to scale back on maintenance and non-essential spending.

Essentially the goal is to have PROOF if you have to go through formal eviction process, etc.