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Hello, and thank you for taking the time to read this and for your helpful answers. I’ll get right to the questions.So, I hear that hard money lenders let you borrow up to 70% of what you need to buy and rehab a prope...
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I'm glad to have found this forum and look forward to learning a great deal, as well as possibly contributing to these helpful discussions.
As a principal, full-time real estate investor and owner of Alternative Fun...
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I am trying to secure funds for my first flip. All of the lenders I have found are requiring a %10 down payment. Are there any lenders that will lend based entirely on the deal equity and not require a down payment....
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Ive been flipping properties, using a lender who at one time only required 5% down with decent interest rates and they cover most fees. Now they want 10% (still not a bad deal), but my last couple of deals have been ...
I purchased a pre-construction condo for $500k, put a $50k deposit, and it's worth about $580k now. Final closing is in March.I'm not sure if this is possible, but it seems it is based on research I did myself. My goa...
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I am just starting out and reading books. Do all private lenders require special tax requirements or just when you are publicly soliciting for funds? In the book "No or little money down" in chapter 6, it is discussed...
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I would like to learn and network to explore private money lending. I am an investor in the northeast and looking to be real aggressive in the coming months. What are some good questions to ask private lender?What are...
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How does do it typically take to get your appraisal back and how did you respond to it if it was unfavorable(more than 10% off a private appraiser)?Context, I got a private appraisal(favorable) and it was back within ...
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Nav at RealtyShares had a nice interview on Fox Business Network recently. I figured some on the forums may like to see it:Nav's Interview on YouTubeIt is interesting how folks always choose to lob that REIT comparis...
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I'm looking for anyone who has experience with this sort of setup.I have a group of 8 investors (friends/family) that are want to pool money to invest in real estate. I would be one of the investors as well as handle...