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4 April 2018 | 4 replies
The borrower and the asset itself.Borrower:Your credit (are you a trustworthy borrower), are you capitalized enough to float this project/ cover the debt, track record (borrower/ contractors experience).Asset:Comps (as-is & ARV), LTV metrics (lender can help verify these if you have questions), detailed budget and scope of work, tentative schedule, exit strategy.Of course any lender/ partner will dive in a little deeper after the initial pitch but if you have all of the above ready for your initial conversation it will go a long way in getting deals approved/ partners on board.
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4 April 2018 | 14 replies
Taylor Cochran keep in mind that if you are going to have a bunch of equity in the house after you purchase you could possibly tap some of that equity through a Home Equity Line of Credit.
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4 April 2018 | 5 replies
The problem is that i have a poor credit score.
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4 April 2018 | 8 replies
I have been told people are 4.5% at certain credit unions but have not found that.
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9 April 2018 | 8 replies
There are a lot of third party services that will do credit and background checks for you.
4 April 2018 | 1 reply
to pay off my credit cards and use the rest for down payment for a quadplex !
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11 April 2018 | 2 replies
why not do like i did, go down to local Credit union and start it up?
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4 April 2018 | 6 replies
All that assuming you can get a loan from a bank (maybe someone with bad credit).
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30 April 2018 | 12 replies
Before you purchase a property, I would suggest going to your bank and applying for an increase in your credit card and line of credit limits (don't use them, just have more space available).
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4 April 2018 | 10 replies
My credit union is holding these loans on their balance sheet but the longest term I can get is 7 years.