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All Forum Posts by: Mike Grudzien

Mike Grudzien has started 2 posts and replied 1146 times.

Post: Best Locations for AirBNB

Mike Grudzien
#1 Creative Real Estate Financing Contributor
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  • Lender
  • Eugene, OR
  • Posts 1,285
  • Votes 858

Watch out for hurricanes, floods and I'll throw in tornados, too. 

Post: Are you using a specific AI suite or just ChatGPT?

Mike Grudzien
#1 Creative Real Estate Financing Contributor
Posted
  • Lender
  • Eugene, OR
  • Posts 1,285
  • Votes 858

Well this chain is going to be interesting.  I'll be watching for the replies and consensus.

Post: Looking for Gap Funding

Mike Grudzien
#1 Creative Real Estate Financing Contributor
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  • Lender
  • Eugene, OR
  • Posts 1,285
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No. I'm tied up.  

But I was offering a suggestion: if you present a professional business case and show the forum that you know what you're doing, you'll get more bites.

Post: Looking for Gap Funding

Mike Grudzien
#1 Creative Real Estate Financing Contributor
Posted
  • Lender
  • Eugene, OR
  • Posts 1,285
  • Votes 858

Can you provide a little more "Business Case" numbers?  How much, secured by what, what timeline, etc.

Post: HELOC on an Investment Property

Mike Grudzien
#1 Creative Real Estate Financing Contributor
Posted
  • Lender
  • Eugene, OR
  • Posts 1,285
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What about doing private money, do the repairs and then DSCR to finish?

Post: STR - Loan Options

Mike Grudzien
#1 Creative Real Estate Financing Contributor
Posted
  • Lender
  • Eugene, OR
  • Posts 1,285
  • Votes 858

Do a 30 yr.  You can always pay more, but if you have negative cash flow, you can't pay less than the full mortgage payment.

Post: Nine bears ?

Mike Grudzien
#1 Creative Real Estate Financing Contributor
Posted
  • Lender
  • Eugene, OR
  • Posts 1,285
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I don't know about bears, but I was at a bar the other night and saw a couple of cougars...

Post: Private and Hard Money Lending Advice

Mike Grudzien
#1 Creative Real Estate Financing Contributor
Posted
  • Lender
  • Eugene, OR
  • Posts 1,285
  • Votes 858

Or call around to find experienced realtors that work with investors and continue networking....

Post: Private and Hard Money Lending Advice

Mike Grudzien
#1 Creative Real Estate Financing Contributor
Posted
  • Lender
  • Eugene, OR
  • Posts 1,285
  • Votes 858

No I don't.  But you might be able to use "Google" for searching in your local market.

Post: Anyone Else Noticing Lenders Backing Out More Often Lately?

Mike Grudzien
#1 Creative Real Estate Financing Contributor
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  • Lender
  • Eugene, OR
  • Posts 1,285
  • Votes 858

A good deal with good numbers for all will always be a good deal.  BUT, per comments above, certain elements of the deal (condos in a hurricane zone), can change everything as lenders consider the "what ifs".  In times of expensive money, formally small concerns loom large.