What is the best way to finance a simple flip deal?

What is the best way to finance a simple flip deal?

Retail Manager · Cumming, GA · Member since 2015 · 10 posts · 1 vote

A little background...I own a rental and a personal residence. I have flipped one house right before the real estate crash in late 2007. My rental has appreciated since 2008 when I bought in and I plan on renovating and selling for a good profit. I'm selling my own house and because of great location and renos I should make a good profit on this as well. If all goes well, I should have $90,000 in the bank after finding a new residence with down payment and all expenses paid off, etc.

Question is...with $90,000 in the bank, what is the best way to finance deals? I would like to also buy houses through auction. Thank you

P.S.-I used hard money on that flip I did in 2007

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  • Rental Property Investor · Lindon, UT · Member since 2015 · 862 posts · 438 votes
    11y

    If you have the time, income and credit - get a bank loan for your flip.  If you cannot get a bank loan, use a hard money lender.  

  • Retail Manager · Cumming, GA · Member since 2015 · 10 posts · 1 vote
    11y

    I'm wanting to have all options of buying real estate including auctions. I've never been to an auction in Georgia, but I assume you need all cash. I will be looking at houses for sale that exceeds my cash reserves. What is available out there? Is there loans from conventional sources that I can use other than the standard mortgages, does hard money provide you with cash up front?

  • Lenexa, KS · Member since 2015 · 206 posts · 53 votes
    11y

    in your situation it's going to be private money (friends, family, investor) or a hard money lender. I haven't yet met a lender bank or HML that would front cash for an unknown property at auction. If you have access to a line of credit, you could tap that... but most lenders want real information about the property being purchased.

  • San Marino, CA · Member since 2015 · 37 posts · 5 votes
    11y

    Lots of private funding will gladly fund your RE projects if the numbers makes sense, you have at least 501 FICO. 

    Any purchase these days would require some downpayment unless you are doing a transaction funding (A to B to C). 

  • Investor / Account Executive · Austin, TX · Member since 2015 · 21 posts · 0 votes
    11y

    PM me and I will provide you a copy of our loan products. We are a National Private Money Lender with short term financing for  flip and long term for those rental properties. 

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