The Five “C’s” of a Perfect Loan Proposal
One of my favorite songs as a child up was “C is For Cookie, It’s Good Enough For Me.” Yes, I’m talking about the Cookie Monster song from Sesame Street.…
Real Estate Financing
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#AskBP 007: Should I Use a Home Equity Loan (or a Home Equity Line of Credit) to Invest in Real Estate?
In this episode of the #AskBP Podcast, Brandon Turner explains how to tap into your home equity to purchase investment properties. You’ll learn the difference between a loan and a…
I Used Portfolio Lending to Transform My Business. Here’s How You Can, Too.
“Sorry, Brandon… you are too successful.” Okay, that’s not exactly what they said, but that was sort of the truth. The bank was turning me down for a loan because…
The Investor’s Guide to Financing Options for Buy & Hold Rental Property
Hey there, BP! Today we are going to talk about ways to finance those passive income assets – buy and hold rentals. Not all strategies work for everyone. It all…
The Seller Buy Down Strategy: A Clever Financing Trick That Nobody Uses
There are so many different ways to invest in real estate. You know that, and I know that. I’m in the residential finance world so the types of deals that…
Personal Properties: Creative Financing for the Real Estate Newbie
As an active BiggerPockets Forum member, I see TONS of new investors wondering how they can get started in real estate with a great salary but no assets or savings.…
The Lease Option: How I Creatively Structured a Deal With Very Little Down
Recently, I had a friend who came to me looking to sell her property because she is an out-of-state investor who just didn’t want to deal with the property anymore.…
When the Bank Cut Me Off, I Had to Get Creative With Financing: Here’s What I Learned
When I first started out investing in real estate, just as many do, I was taking a more traditional approach. I thought you just needed to work hard, save up…
Investment Face-Off: Rental Property With 6% Cap Rate vs. REIT With 8% Return
There are several options for how you can invest in real estate, as you well know, and a lot of them are so different from each other that you may…
2 Solid Reasons to Get Pre-Approved BEFORE You Buy Your Investment Property
Let’s face it — there are a million and one ways to invest in real estate. The method that I’d like to focus on today is the strategy where you are…
The Creative Way to Finance Investment Properties You Probably Haven’t Discovered Yet
It wasn’t long ago that you had to wait several months after the purchase of a property (investment or owner occupied) to get your money back out of the property…
The Loan Application: A Complete Checklist of Documentation Investors Need for Approval
Last week, we looked at the initial process of filling out a Uniform Residential Loan Application or what people in the business call the “ten-o-three” (Fannie Mae Form 1003). Today,…
10 Smart Tips for Building Trust With Private Money Lenders
The private money world is all about trust. Private money lenders are looking to reduce their risk. Trust goes a long way towards reducing the perceived amount of risk. Yes,…
