Private Money Lenders Make Equity Loans to R.E. Investors
Many investors bought properties during the crisis with equity in them and are now seeking equity loans. These equity loans will allow these real estate investors who paid all cash for the properties....
View ArticleCalifornia Hard Money Lenders Fill Demand for Rehab Loans
With a frenzy of real estate activity in California in recent years, California hard money lenders have had to step up to fill the ever growing demand for real estate financing. Although banks have...
View ArticleLoans for Investment Property at Lowest Rates in Years
Private money lenders have been leading the way in loans for investment property in the past several years. Although banks are lending on primary homes, most of them still won’t touch investment...
View ArticleInvestment Property Loans Still Hard to Get at the Bank
Investment property loans from your local banker are harder and harder to find. Private money lenders, also known as bridge loan lenders or hard money lenders, have been providing the majority of...
View ArticleReal Estate Investors Use Hard Money Loans Instead of Bank Loans
Real estate investors have long used private money and hard money loans to accomplish their goals in real estate investing. Unfortunately, gone are the free days of lending between 2004 and 2006 when...
View ArticleCommercial R.E Investors Turn to Bridge Loan Financing
Before the real estate crisis, many commercial real estate investors weren’t familiar with bridge loan financing. If fact, before 2008, most commercial real estate investors were easily able to qualify...
View ArticleHow to Close a Commercial Bridge Loan Fast
The increased demand for commercial bridge loans this year is the result of many factors. The bottom line? Banks are not excited about issuing new paper on investment properties, and in fact, Deutsche...
View ArticlePrivate Money Lenders Providing Sub Prime Loans Again
Although sub prime loans all but disappeared after the crisis, the hated sub-prime loans are now being offered by private money lenders. Borrowers who are unable to qualify for a bank loan have had...
View ArticleFHA Slowdowns Present Opportunities for Hard Money Lenders
Non bank lenders, sometimes called hard money lenders, are stepping up to finance many FHA loans in limbo. The recent government shutdown, FHA loans have come to a screeching halt. While those FHA...
View ArticleHow To Choose A Realtor For Your Next Deal
Choosing the right realtor is a daunting task. For those who are savvy in business or investing, dealing with a ‘rooky’ realtor can be frustrating and time consuming. To save both time and sanity, do...
View Article3 Reasons Hard Money Lenders Are Option for Investment Property
Why are hard money lenders a good financing option for investment property for rental or resale? Private money lenders, also called hard money lenders, or non-bank lenders are not under the same...
View ArticleA Bridge Loan is a Stepping Stone
A bridge loan is not a loan used to build a bridge but rather is used as a sort of ‘stepping stone’ loan for borrowers. Using real estate as collateral for a bridge loan, most bridge lenders lend on...
View ArticleA Sobering Reminder to Avoid Another Housing Bubble
The “Greater Fool Theory” ran the housing bubble up to its demise in 2008. This theory is based on the idea that it doesn’t matter how much you pay for a house, because there’s a “greater fool” who...
View Article5 Simple Steps to Close a Bridge Loan Fast in 2014
Do you have a commercial loan coming due sometime in 2014? Or are you looking for new investment purchases this year? Well, if you haven’t already started looking for various sources of financing I...
View ArticleHow to Hire a Home Stager to Help Sell Your Home
Professional staging has been growing rapidly in popularity since 2005 as a tool to sell real estate faster and for top dollar. But if you’re thinking of staging a property for sale, with so many home...
View ArticleWhy Real Estate Rehabbers Can Resell Properties for Premium
It’s amazing what a real estate rehabber can do for the “dog house” in a neighborhood. Last year in our own neighborhood, a real estate investor purchased a dilapidated home that was previously owned...
View ArticlePrivate Money Mortgage is Alternative to Home Loans for Bad Credit
Unlike “Pay Day” loans, title loans, or other similar fast credit options, homes loans for bad credit have practically ceased to exist since the onset of the crisis. Because so many people suffered...
View Article6 Items You Need to Close a Rehab Loan Fast
Because so few banks will lend on vacant properties in need of repair, it is often a hard money lender that will finance a rehab loan instead of a bank. Every hard money lender has a particular list of...
View ArticleReal Estate Investors Use Bridge Loans Versus Bank Loans
Will the days of bank lending ever return to the years leading up to 2008? In those days, as the old saying goes, “If you could fog a mirror you could get a loan.” But for real estate investors who...
View Article3 Reasons You May Need a Private Money Loan This Year
Since the recent financial crisis, more and more real estate investors are using non-bank, private money loans to finance their investment properties. During the period of 2008 to 2010, many banks...
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