What Would You Do Differently About Financing on Your First Deal?

[Joyce Ann Magallanes]

Asking because I talk to investors at all stages and the financing piece almost always comes up as something they wish they'd understood better going in.

Whether it was not knowing what programs existed, working with the wrong lender for the deal type, or just not having everything lined up before the opportunity showed up — curious what this community would do differently.

First deal, current deal, doesn't matter. What's the one financing lesson you learned the hard way?