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What are some questions one might encounter when asking a private lender for a loan?
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Hi Everyone,I am a new investor trying to acquire financing for my first deals which I have in pocket and ready to go. I have been all over the map looking for financing. My corporate job is ending soon and I don't ...
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Hey Everyone. It's been a little while since I have made any posts on this site. Between moving, rehabbing, and getting married.. it's been a fun ride.What brings me back to the site is that i'm moving on to another p...
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Hey Everyone.It's been a little while since I have made any posts on this site. Between moving, rehabbing, and getting married.. it's been a fun ride.What brings me back to the site is that i'm moving on to another ph...
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Hi all, I am going to be starting my real estate investing journey this year, and I plan to use private money to finance my first few deals using the BRRRR method. If you have someone who wants to lend you money with ...
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I'm getting back into lending and I've had a recent offer for a loan as a second lien position. From what I remember, you want to be in a first lien position. I prefer that to be the situation as I'm just getting back...
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Due to the fact that the country is currently in a recession due to the pandemic, financing is harder to get. The good news is that lenders are still lending money.
To begin with, there are multiple financing opt...
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With the market at all time highs and reality far from what the market is…..why not tap into our TSP? I’d rather have some of that in cash than watch it go down or sideways.
TSP loan is 50k (max) for 5 years at a li...
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Let's say I am looking at owner financing the sale of a property.Lets assume I bought the property for $100k with 20% down, and 5 yrs later sell for $200k, and owner finance 5yr balloon with 20% down @ 6% and 30 yr ...
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Heres a quick run-down of the situation.My uncle wants to borrow 65k from me (for a flip) from a line of credit I have. I don't love the idea but I will be away with the military for a couple months so I won't be doi...