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26 February 2012 | 5 replies
I will be asking the banker this but want to survey before I do.Has anyone used their equity as collateral in an acquisition, but not via a HELOC?
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2 December 2007 | 7 replies
There is Remax, Keller Williams, Exit Reality, Coldwell Banker, Do you recommend going with a big name brokerage or using a smaller brokerage, who seem to have lower fees.
4 March 2011 | 10 replies
Target at least 2.0 DSCR to stay on the good side of your banker (NOI divided by P&I).
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28 November 2008 | 13 replies
Just start making calls to the commercial or business bankers (not retail loan officers).
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27 September 2016 | 1 reply
Hey everyone, I am under contract and nearing my closing date when I get a call from my banker saying that I do not qualify for the loan program we are applying for.
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29 April 2016 | 16 replies
I can assure you though that if you were to start asking every attorney you know and bankers (especially commercial) they will be able to point you to a good commercial broker or two.
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21 January 2017 | 4 replies
I was recommended to you by a Banker at TD Bank.
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19 December 2016 | 11 replies
I have a REI portfolio of one SFR, but I've been a banker over 3 decades.
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29 August 2019 | 3 replies
One of our bankers is working on the loan for us, but we will need between $300K-400K for the down payment and we would like to get a private money lender that would like to do a loan for the down payment, hopefully interest only for a few years, while we bring the park up to a significantly higher value.