Why You Should Raise Money to Buy Apartment Buildings
People tell me they’ll start their investing career when they have money. But who knows when that will happen? And so they wait. Or they’ll say they can’t see themselves…
Private Money
3 Important Things to Consider When Raising Private Money for Your Deals Today
“Ordinarily, I’d take you in my court and try you and hang you.” Judge Roy Bean What do broken windows have to do with real estate investors? Under the new…
Marketing for Private Money Through Syndication: Stay Legal My Friends
“I don’t always market for private money, but when I do I stay legal” – The Most Interesting Investor in the World From afar it seems daunting. How in the…
The Definitive Guide to Legally Pooling Money for Real Estate Investments: Tips, Tricks and Traps.
“Whether you think you can or you can’t you’re right” -Henry Ford Having more deals than equity is a persistent obstacle active real estate investors will face. It seems there…
5 Compelling Reasons Why I Like Private Lending
Also known as hard money lending, private lending is a great way for real estate investors to earn a passive income through real estate. I was actually meeting with some…
Make Your Hard Money Lender Friendly
Comments in last week’s Private Lending blog were made regarding the rigidity of some hard money lenders’ underwriting and approval process. I heard that readers wanted typical hard money lenders to…
Private Lenders…Where are Your Borrowers? Tips for Finding Qualified Borrowers
How do you find people to lend to as a private lender? TRUE STORY: I was golfing with a friend of mine, and we were talking about the federal reserve and…
The Private Lending Twist
In my most recent blog post, a reader dutifully acknowledged that some States require private lenders obtain a license to make private loans. If your business resides in one of…
If Private Lending is So Great, Why Isn’t Everyone Doing It?
In every community right now, there are investors finding out the benefits of creating or buying secured real estate notes. There are investors creating safe and secured private loans, which…
Private Placement Memorandum: Using a PPM to Raise Private Capital
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.…
Understanding the Benefits and Risks of Hard Money
For some, the thought of hard money conjures up notions of loan sharks threatening to break your legs if you don’t pay on time. While not all hard money lenders…
Working with Private Money Lenders: Possible Loan Term Options
Earlier this week, my husband and I refinanced one of our rental properties working with a private money lender. It was the simplest transaction ever. Our private money lender is…
Get Private Money on the Internet
In my real estate investing business, raising capital is the most important function, right next to marketing. In fact, I think if you had to break down the two most…
