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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.
Arina Alexiuc Small multi 2-4 units vs 5-20 units?
19 January 2025 | 2 replies
., the appraisal for 5+ is at least $2k-$3k) and the financing structure by lenders because Fannie/Freddie don't generally buy loans for commercial properties.So, for you personally, the biggest driver for the type of your next property is probably going to be the amount of a down payment/equity you can put in the property.
Troy Parker Renting your first rental to a friend
26 January 2025 | 11 replies
Does your mortgage include your property tax payments?
Brandon Robertson Someone has begun development on a property that I have the tax deed on
5 February 2025 | 14 replies
Have proof on hand (easy enough to find) online of the missed tax payments and any documentation that supports that he specifically didn't pay his taxes.Probably a simply mistake on his part, but now if he wants to develop on it, he either has to land lease it from you or buy it back.I'm not sure how the whole tax deed thing works, so that would be something you have to figure out between the two of you.
Jonathan Warner Private lending. Where do I start?
5 February 2025 | 17 replies
Other lenders will specify a maximum LTV.Payment Options: If you allow payment deferral, note it here.
Mark S. preREO - First Mortgage Secured by Vacant Property
24 January 2025 | 42 replies
Until the house goes through the foreclosure process, I am making monthly interest payments.
Saul Vargas I have $150k and equity on my home, looking 4 a property with some cashflow.
21 January 2025 | 11 replies
Hi Saul,Vegas and Phoenix are on the pricier side, so you'll need to put a large down-payment down if you want to cover all your expenses with some cash leftover. 
Stephen Fleming Newbie Plan. Thoughts?
14 January 2025 | 9 replies
Use the 20K as a down payment on the next house hack and don't touch your current properties equity.
Spencer Cornelia $50k Loss on First Two Flips | Out of State Investing Gone Wrong
19 January 2025 | 9 replies
This lead to piecing together payments here and there and drastically slowed the construction process and major cost overruns.
Account Closed Thoughts on using cash or HELOC for down payment on investment property
7 January 2025 | 1 reply

Hi BP community - I'm an investor with 3 SFHs in the Nashville area looking to acquire my first small multifamily property (2-4 units).I'm trying to determine the best approach for the 25% downpayment, comparing using...