Which Comes First, The Deal or The Financing?

[Clayton Dean Conrad]

I'm relatively knew to real-estate investing, but I've been reading and researching for a few months now. I read Brandon Turners book on creative financing and I would love to peruse some creative ways to finance the deals. my question is, do I secure the financing before looking for a deal? or do I need a deal to secure financing? I was also wondering if anyone knows some privet lenders I could try to connect with or had any other helpful advice when looking for creative financing?

[Mason Hickman]

@Clayton Dean Conrad

I think it depends on what type of deal you're looking to make and how you're planning to structure it. For instance, if you're looking to house hack, you should go get financing first. If you're going to be getting financing from a partner, I think it makes sense to start courting potential partners and start hunting for deals. Good deals make it easier to find good partners.