Teamwork makes the dream work! Any real estate investor that has overcome challenges to fulfill their dreams, especially those that have endured the trial and tribulations of the school of hard knocks, will tell you that surrounding yourself with an effective team is essential to building and sustaining profits in real estate…
I would like to think I’m a good golfer but that would be totally delusional on my part. Fishing is another activity that I enjoy as well as amateur carpentry and working on cars. All these activities, on face, seem very incongruent but they do have one particular attribute in common…
By Tim Leber, Relationship Manager Buying real estate should not be an intimidating endeavor, especially when you are buying in an asset class most people are already familiar with; the single family home. As a new investor with capital set aside for purchasing investment properties you should not fear the…
The Difference between Asset Based Lending vs. Hard Money This is a common question and often misunderstood explanation. The truth is that Hard Money Loans traditionally are asset based lending. As an overall blanket statement, asset-based lending is a business loan secured by collateral or assets. The term “hard money”…
Investors often consider financing their rental portfolio as a strategy to maximize their return on their investment. Through borrowing money, investors have less of their own cash tied into each of their real estate properties and are able to make a greater return on their cash invested. Often, real estate…
How quickly can you fund? As members of the Bridge funding team, this is the #1 question we hear from our existing credit line borrowers. While there are several factors, seen and unforeseen, that make funding in a timely fashion challenging, there are several steps that can be taken to ensure…
There is more to residential real estate investing then one’s local neighborhood. Savvy investors are often more inclined to seek investment opportunities outside of their current state of residence for a number of reasons. To some, there might be a shortage of inventory in the marketplace. But to the keen…
by Dennis Spivey, VP As the US real estate market continues to recover from the financial crisis of the mid 2000’s, there has been a noticeable flow of capital moving back into residential investment opportunities. From the fix-and-flip model, to the long-term rental/hold strategy, we’ve seen a steady return to…
by Tim Leber, Relationship Manager In today’s increasingly competitive brokerage environment, is there an asset class that mortgage brokers and investment sales professionals can turn to find full fees and a more simplified process? The answer is yes, but it might not be the easiest to grasp for sophisticated and…
We’re likely all familiar with old adages like “think outside the box,” “imagine yourself in their shoes,” and “no need to reinvent the wheel.” Over-used and cliché, the underlying truths of these words of wisdom is often lost. Now seemingly reserved for the majority of marketing campaigns, these commonplace phrases…
