How Do You Cash Out a Sandwich Lease?
Having done hundreds of lease purchase deals—most of them whereby we stay in the middle or our partners stay in the middle, called a sandwich lease—I'm asked weekly how the…
Real Estate Financing
Find a traditional mortgage or discover new creative financing methods.
Finding the Best Partners to Fund Your Next Investment
Capital makes the real estate world go around. But it doesn’t necessarily have to be your own cash! Where and how do you find the best capital investors for your…
Loans for House Flipping: Options for Real Estate Investors
There are many loan options for investors doing fix and flips—from hard money to lines of credit to crowdfunding and more. Learn what some of the best options are and…
Pros and Cons of Paying Down Your Mortgage
Should you pay down your mortgage more aggressively? This is something that's asked a lot on BiggerPockets, and rightfully so—it's a great question. There is no right or wrong answer…
How I Went From 3 to 20 Properties Using the Power of Home Equity Loans
After rehabbing a few properties, my progress came to a standstill. I was held up by the second-to-last "R" in the BRRRR strategy, the dreaded “refinance.” I needed more cash…
How to Use a HELOC to Buy Real Estate
Using a home equity line of credit, popularly known as a HELOC, is one of my favorite creative strategies for investing in real estate. A HELOC allows you to purchase…
How to Fund Any Real Estate Deal
Regardless of the endeavor, often times the first step is the hardest to take. But that's fortunately not the case when it comes to funding deals! This two-minute video explains…
The Big Reason the VA Loan Program is a Trap for New Rental Investors
As many of you know, military members have access to the VA loan program, which allows for owner-occupied purchases to be made with a 0% down payment. For investors, this…
How to Make Your Private Money Partner a Millionaire
Too many times real estate investors only care about how they are going to become a millionaire in this business. But quite honestly, it is so much more important to focus…
Why a 30-Year (NOT 15-Year) Mortgage Gives You a Better Shot at Building Wealth
There's no "right" decision for everyone in the 15-year vs. 30-year mortgage debate. But there's a good argument that one allows you to build more wealth.
The Top 10 Ways to Finance Your Next Property
Are you thinking about buying a property? Whether it’s a home or an investment property, one of the first most important things you can do is ensure that you are…
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The 5 Things a Private Money Partner Really Cares About [Video!]
In this video, I look at the details that new private money partners care about most, so you can approach them with the right specifics and land the deal!
5 Ways to Land Financing After the Traditional Bank Cuts You Off
Over the years, I've borrowed at least 50 mortgages, and not all of them were acquired from traditional lenders. There are other options out there.
