I am only a few short weeks away from completing my first BRRR! I am now on the search for a lender to refinance cash out. Some general info Located in Chattanooga TN My LLC owns the house outright (paid cash). Not sure if this is helpful to know. If you know of a great lender that you have had t...
Something I've been thinking about while connecting with investors, operators and private lending partners is how often we get caught looking at an opportunity through a sniper scope when sometimes we ought to be using our iron sights. Hear me out. We've got investors comparing points, interest r...
Found the Deals. Built the Connections. Now Who's Keeping Track of Everything? Something I've been learning while connecting investors, operators and lending partners is that finding opportunities is only part of the work. Keeping everything moving? That's a whole different animal. One investor i...
Hello, I am looking to buy an investment property using a conventional loan and I was wondering if anyone here knew of any banks in Tennessee (or any bank really) that could get me financing for a rental property at 85% LTV in Chattanooga. I understand this is a high bar to ask on an investment l...
Who Are You Helping Over the Wall? I hear the phrase “self-made” thrown around a lot in business and real estate. I’m not sure I believe it exists. Sure, you might have found the deal, signed the note, taken the risk and stayed up until 2 a.m. trying to figure out why the numbers stopped making s...
Deferred maintenance can become expensive, if we kick the can down the road long enough.. Ever heard the phrase, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Sounds okay on the surface, right? Then we start to peel back the layers to learn.. Most things don't magically break down overnight... They started ...
Bridge Builders I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the space between a good opportunity and the people capable of doing something meaningful with it. Real estate teaches us to look for properties. Find the deal, analyze it, figure out the financing, execute the plan and hopefully create some v...
The space in between, isn't just space The longer I spend around real estate, the more I realize everybody walks into this business carrying a different map, especially when we’re starting out. One investor learned rentals first. Another learned flips. Somebody understands creative finance while ...
Hello All, I have an investment property that I am looking to sell. I connected with a local agent and discussed price, marketing, etc. I entered into a listing agreement with the agent. Shortly afterwards, the agent advised that her sister was interested in purchasing the property and that she w...
Opportunity Zone Investment and Funding Opportunities
Something that's been looping my mind. Placing all our eggs in one basket sounds like it's easier to carry and then one sudden fall... We could lose them all. Something I've noticed throughout my seasons: Jack of all trades, a master of none. But oftentimes, better than a master of one. Absolutel...
Someone once told me something simple that has stuck with me: "Sometimes lemons are just lemons. You don't have to make lemonade every time." The more deals I study, the more sense that makes. Real estate teaches us to solve problems, and that's valuable. We learn creative finance, negotiation, r...