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BetterLife Real Estate Funding
Lender
5.0 stars
24 Reviews
Markets served
Nationwide
Except the following states:
North Dakota
South Dakota
Vermont
West Virginia
About us
Founded by Brandon Turner, former host of the BiggerPockets Podcast, BetterLife REF was created to solve the challenges investors face in securing fast, flexible financing. After personally experiencing the frustration of missing great deals due to slow, traditional lenders, Brandon built BetterLife REF to provide investor-friendly funding solutions directly to real estate investors.
Specialties
Hard/Private/Non-QM
Fix & Flip
DSCR (long-term rental)
Ground Up & Land Dev. Loan
Rehab for Buy & Hold
Bridge Loan
Refinance (investment)
Reviews (24)
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24 Reviews
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5.0 stars
3 months ago
Reviewed by
Nick Marino
My wife and I primarily use local banks and credit unions for our rental properties. In today’s challenging funding environment, BetterLife was able to provide us with more flexible terms and a beneficial package for our situation. They were extremely streamlined and easy to use, and was even complimented by our title company we use. The experience was so pleasant, we closed on 2 separate loans on the same day and even got our sister to use BetterLife for one of her projects. Awesome resource for the real estate investing community!
5.0 stars
4 months ago
Reviewed by
Tami Galdeen
BetterLife funding has been great to work with! Very quick turn around, super communicative, and overall a smooth experience. I work most closing with Eddie and he's been wonderful! Highly recommend!
5.0 stars
4 months ago
Reviewed by
Lacey Hunter
As a longtime real estate investor, I have never before found a more streamlined, easy to work with lender that "gets" the investor game. I am so appreciative that BLT Ref exists!! Eddie Michael has been my primary point of contact over the last couple of months where we've worked through two potential portfolio loans (closing one in Oct) and a one-off standalone financing (closing same day in Oct).
He has had solid advice every step of the way in terms of pros/cons, a range of financing options balancing between rate and points, and the appraisal turnaround time is unbelievably fast (like, less than 10 business days? what?!)
The behind the scenes coordination from sales to underwriting to close is literally seamless. I was a commercial real estate lender at Wells previously and these guys have processes dialed in as well as I've ever seen. I will happily convert as much of my portfolio as I can to BLT Ref (they don't do commercial...or primary residences... but they should think about it!!)
Thanks Eddie Michael and team for being such great partners and thanks Brandon Turner for having the foresight to build such a business (I guess you felt the pain yourself so you get it!) Very, very grateful to be a Better Life Tribe member and to have met a lot of the BLT Ref team in Austin this year and learning more about the type of financing offered - I would have had no idea otherwise. Keep up the great work!!
5.0 stars
4 months ago
Reviewed by
Mike DeWitt
Madison was outstanding to work with. She helped us reduce our mortgage interest rate for our rental by over a full point, structured our DSCR loan inside an entity (so it didn’t impact my personal DTI), and made the entire process smooth and efficient from start to finish. Couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Very glad BetterLife connected us with such a great lender!
5.0 stars
Edited 5 months ago
Reviewed by
William Lee
Had a very easy time closing a cash out refinance on an investment property. After submitting an offer from a different lender, they were able to beat the other lender on both interest rate and closing fees. I will definitely be calling them up again next time I need a lender.
5.0 stars
6 months ago
Reviewed by
Adam Clark
I worked with Madison and BetterLife team on a project with a tight deadline. Communication was always quick and they had fast answers to every question. I am pretty new to real estate investing and they were super helpful! can't wait to use them for my next deal.
5.0 stars
6 months ago
Reviewed by
Clarissa Celaya
Eddie M has worked with me in multiple projects (fix and flip) and he has been 100% professional, trustworthy and friendly, every time. All the staff I have worked with in other departments have gotten the job done and they are my go-to lender for my projects.
5.0 stars
6 months ago
Reviewed by
Justin Liu
Better Life Funding has been amazing to work with. The entire process—from initial conversations to closing—was smooth, professional, and efficient. Their team was incredibly supportive and offered very competitive rates. I also really appreciate the values behind the company, which set them apart. I highly recommend Better Life Funding and will definitely work with them again on future deals.
5.0 stars
3 months ago
Reviewed by
Nick Marino
My wife and I primarily use local banks and credit unions for our rental properties. In today’s challenging funding environment, BetterLife was able to provide us with more flexible terms and a beneficial package for our situation. They were extremely streamlined and easy to use, and was even complimented by our title company we use. The experience was so pleasant, we closed on 2 separate loans on the same day and even got our sister to use BetterLife for one of her projects. Awesome resource for the real estate investing community!
5.0 stars
4 months ago
Reviewed by
Tami Galdeen
BetterLife funding has been great to work with! Very quick turn around, super communicative, and overall a smooth experience. I work most closing with Eddie and he's been wonderful! Highly recommend!
5.0 stars
4 months ago
Reviewed by
Lacey Hunter
As a longtime real estate investor, I have never before found a more streamlined, easy to work with lender that "gets" the investor game. I am so appreciative that BLT Ref exists!! Eddie Michael has been my primary point of contact over the last couple of months where we've worked through two potential portfolio loans (closing one in Oct) and a one-off standalone financing (closing same day in Oct).
He has had solid advice every step of the way in terms of pros/cons, a range of financing options balancing between rate and points, and the appraisal turnaround time is unbelievably fast (like, less than 10 business days? what?!)
The behind the scenes coordination from sales to underwriting to close is literally seamless. I was a commercial real estate lender at Wells previously and these guys have processes dialed in as well as I've ever seen. I will happily convert as much of my portfolio as I can to BLT Ref (they don't do commercial...or primary residences... but they should think about it!!)
Thanks Eddie Michael and team for being such great partners and thanks Brandon Turner for having the foresight to build such a business (I guess you felt the pain yourself so you get it!) Very, very grateful to be a Better Life Tribe member and to have met a lot of the BLT Ref team in Austin this year and learning more about the type of financing offered - I would have had no idea otherwise. Keep up the great work!!
5.0 stars
4 months ago
Reviewed by
Mike DeWitt
Madison was outstanding to work with. She helped us reduce our mortgage interest rate for our rental by over a full point, structured our DSCR loan inside an entity (so it didn’t impact my personal DTI), and made the entire process smooth and efficient from start to finish. Couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Very glad BetterLife connected us with such a great lender!
5.0 stars
Edited 5 months ago
Reviewed by
William Lee
Had a very easy time closing a cash out refinance on an investment property. After submitting an offer from a different lender, they were able to beat the other lender on both interest rate and closing fees. I will definitely be calling them up again next time I need a lender.
5.0 stars
6 months ago
Reviewed by
Adam Clark
I worked with Madison and BetterLife team on a project with a tight deadline. Communication was always quick and they had fast answers to every question. I am pretty new to real estate investing and they were super helpful! can't wait to use them for my next deal.
5.0 stars
6 months ago
Reviewed by
Clarissa Celaya
Eddie M has worked with me in multiple projects (fix and flip) and he has been 100% professional, trustworthy and friendly, every time. All the staff I have worked with in other departments have gotten the job done and they are my go-to lender for my projects.
5.0 stars
6 months ago
Reviewed by
Justin Liu
Better Life Funding has been amazing to work with. The entire process—from initial conversations to closing—was smooth, professional, and efficient. Their team was incredibly supportive and offered very competitive rates. I also really appreciate the values behind the company, which set them apart. I highly recommend Better Life Funding and will definitely work with them again on future deals.