What is the Craziest â€œFinancingâ€ Scheme You Have Seen?

Question

I have been chasing money from investors for several years now and I have seen some wild stuff.  Given the recent spate of posts on â€œcreativeâ€ techniques to raise money I was wondering if people would care to share their favorite â€œprogramâ€ for capitalizing deals.

Gregory Childs · Answer

T.A.R.P .(or any similar program) comes to mind... a program that rewards institutions for making bad business decisions.. using borrowed funds to pay off the dilinquency. Please tell me I am dreaming.
TTFN,
Greg

Darryl Dahlen · Answer

My personal favorites involve ultra secret, invitation only, trade platforms where you can invest money and receive 10X the amount back in 30 days.

Kevin Yeats · Answer

The two recent *threads* here on BP illustrate creative schemes I've seen touted before.  One of those threads is not deleted - Thanks Joshua

On those threads all I can say is:

"A fool and his money ... were lucky to get together in the first place."

I will add this to this current thread and it is more of a request for funding than a scheme.

Someone seeks $13 million in funding for a broken condo project.  He wishes to purchase several *penthouses* in a building then upgrade each unit with $150,000 of upgrades.  The building is in a Private Country Club with a Private marina in Florida.  He also wants to roll into the loan all points and fees PLUS 12 months of interest.
.... when pigs fly.

Seth Bergman · Answer

I have to hand it to you Bryan! Interesting topic...and interesting answers. :roll: 
          Now that banks have restricted their lending policies and tightened credit, there are many people out there offering EXTREMELY high yields. I'd say as a rule of thumb when it comes to mortgage pools that anything over a 14-16% yield is too risky. The assets in the portfolio are probably in trouble and this is obviously a warning sign.
          There are good programs for the passive investor though, but the key is the relationship. That's right, the relationship that you, the investor, have with the fund manager. I know a couple of really good fund managers, and these relationships have opened new doors. My point being, "Know who is in control of your money".

Bryan Hancock · Answer

I have seen what APPEAR to be some recent closeted aged LLC threads.  Those have always been entertaining to me too.

Why do people always think there is a shortcut to success, good credit, etc.?  I find this an interesting human phenomenon.  I guess that is why people will always make money with these schemes.  Appealing to people's laziness, greed, and envy of others will always be profitable I guess.

Bryan Hancock · Answer

I haven't seen those Darryl.  Most of the ones I see involve wanting fees up front to *decide* whether or not to fund the project.  That is ALWAYS a red flag to me no matter how reputable the lender/financier is.

Bryan Hancock · Answer

Great answer Greg!

I am thinking more along the lines of someone posting about some great real estate financing program designed to get you loads of money with minimal effort, money of your own, etc.

Uwe S. · Answer

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Bryan Hancock · Answer

Either one I guess...The spirit of the thread was to go through crazy scams and such, but crazy deals that actually worked are welcome too.

Uwe S. · Answer

Bryan,
Did you mean more entertain (like scams) or further crazy real financings?

-Uwe

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