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Financing Real Estate

Financing Real Estate

How I Bought a 10-plex with 1.5% Down – Case Study

by Ben Leybovich May 7, 2013
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I’ve discussed the concept of Expandability in several of my past articles.  I also discussed in BiggerPockets Podcast 14.  Just to recap: Expandability – any tool, technique, term, or approach implementation of which allows an investor to either improve upon the investment returns on a given investment or portfolio of investments, or to facilitate a [...]

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How to Buy Real Estate with Your Credit Card

by Ali Boone March 16, 2013
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That’s right. I said it. Use your credit card. I’m sure most of you have heard the explanation of bad debt versus good debt. Bad debt is when you finance purchases like flat screen TVs, cars, vacations, or…look out, I’m about to say it… your own home. Good debt is when you finance purchases that [...]

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To Leverage or Not to Leverage – This is the Question…

by Ben Leybovich March 5, 2013
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There is always a lot of discussion within the real estate circles on the subject of high leverage; specifically the issue of how high is too high.  Let me come right out and tell you that I am biased in this matter – I specialize in creative finance and one of my objectives in each [...]

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So You Want to be Private Lender…Good Idea!

by Lee Carney February 24, 2013
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“There’s Gold in Them Thar Hills!” - Mark Twain In January of 1848, a small nugget of gold was found at John Sutter’s sawmill in Northern California. Sutter was afraid that the discovery of gold would take his workers away from the mill. He was also concerned that gold would bring prospectors onto his land. He [...]

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Equity Stripping: Recycling Your Cash to Maximize Capital

by Arthur Garcia February 6, 2013
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A few months ago I was speaking to a co-worker about the advantages of owning rental real estate.  What started off as a few causal questions turned into an hour-long discussion.  He had considered investing in real estate for some time, but was hesitant to pull the trigger.  So I went over the various metrics he should consider [...]

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Private Placement Memorandum: Using a PPM to Raise Private Capital

by Ankit Duggal January 21, 2013
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Are you familiar with a PPM – also known as a Private Placement Memorandum? A PPM can protect you and your personal assets as you raise money from capital investors. As a real estate investor, it is important that you learn more about PPM’s and how you can use it to raise private capital for [...]

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Making Presentations to Capital Investors: Best Practices Guide

by Ankit Duggal January 14, 2013
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Finding potential capital investors is tough enough. Now comes the even tougher part of reaching them and making an awe inspiring presentation. The goal of reaching and presenting (R&P) is to build credibility regarding your capabilities as a real estate operator. You will not be able to convince them to give you money on the spot. Rather, [...]

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Pop Quiz: A Challenge in Creative Financing

by Ali Boone January 12, 2013
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I need money! You have money? Where’s money? I need money. We all need money! Although we are long since out of school, today I want to give you a pop quiz – an “exercise” if you will. I want to know what you would do? I no longer qualify for a mortgage since I’m [...]

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How to Build Your List of Local Private Money Lenders

by Ankit Duggal January 7, 2013
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“Raising Money!” Two words that send quivers down most real estate investors’ spines. Now add to that the need to raise money from third party investors and you have the perfect “fear storm.” The fear storm causes most real estate investors to feel overwhelmed with SEC, Securities Law, Blue Sky Rules, Meetings/Luncheons….and feel like waves [...]

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Should Long-Term Real Estate Investors Sacrifice Short-Term Cash Flow?

by Chris Clothier January 2, 2013
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A few weeks ago I was speaking to a group of investors in San Francisco and I surprised many in the room when I made a statement that I did not believe you should buy real estate and leverage it for cash flow.  Given that I am a partner in two companies that specialize in [...]

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Private Money Lenders: Who They Are & How to Find Them

by Ankit Duggal December 31, 2012
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Real estate investors spend days, hours, weeks and months finding the next deal. Some get lucky and find their deal within the first few prospects but for others it make months viewing prospect after prospect to finally find The Deal. Now comes the second part of the real estate investment equation: Deal + Money = Investment Without money [...]

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Need Money for Your Next Real Estate Investment?

by Ankit Duggal December 24, 2012
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Money/Capital/Mulla is the life blood of being a real estate investor. Real Estate Investors need to develop two key skill sets as they enter the world of real estate investing: Get Good at Finding Deals and Get Great at Raising Money. You can have a great deal but if you cannot raise money then you cannot take [...]

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What is a Mortgage Note?

by Alan Noblitt December 19, 2012
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Defining a basic word like “mortgage note” to a group of real estate folks may seem a little silly. Many of us know the Wikipedia definition that “a mortgage note is a promissory note associated with a specified mortgage loan; it is a written promise to repay a specified sum of money plus interest at [...]

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New Investor Strategy: How to Buy Your First Multi-Family Investment Property & Live Rent Free

by Frank DeFazio November 8, 2012
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If you’re like me, the bad news is that you’ve spent too much time running across cheesy late night get rich quick schemes like the one below: Give Me 10 Minutes And I’ll Tell You How To Buy Your First Investment Property (With Virtually No Money Down) The good news is that unlike those late [...]

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The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Real Estate Financing

by Brandon Turner October 7, 2012
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Does this sound familiar to you? You’ve found the perfect house. It meets all your criteria, in a terrific location, and makes your heart skip a beat just thinking of it. So you whip out your checkbook and write the check for the full purchase price, remembering of course to record the purchase in your [...]

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