Ways to Fund Your Real Estate Deals

Most people only know how to do traditional financing, such as going to the bank and getting a loan. There’s nothing wrong with that, per se, other than the fact that you are very limited. A few years ago, you could get away with doing 20/80 loans when banks had real liberal lending, but that's a thing of the past. You’re going to have to have a down payment, you’re going to have to qualify, show proof of income and they’re tightening up like they should have been doing all along, so you do want to look at more creative options.

In fact, even if you do have money to work with, you’re better off using somebody else’s anyway, because if you’re working with banks, you’re eventually going to run out money to back the properties you buy. Unless you’re getting a substantial cash flow out of each property loan, it will be working against your debt to income ratio. So you’re better off, even if you’ve got money to work with, to be more creative instead. For example, it doesn’t cost anything to get a property under contract, then you’re able to flip or assign it to another person that will pick it up. Sure they’ll probably make more profit, but you’ll get that assignment fee, and you don’t have the risk.

Also there are options such as seller financing where you have the ability to negotiate whatever terms are going to work for both of you. You’ve also got private lenders, subject to financing, seller financing, and even good mortgage brokers with legitimate connections. Equity as collateral, former businesses, IRAs, 401ks, bartering, trading services, and a combination of some of these strategies can work well too.

Remember, even if you’re looking at buying properties and holding them, traditional banks can only take you so far. And don't forget about strategies like flipping (using real estate assignments) or real estate wholesaling where you’re not actually taking ownership of properties. This keeps you in a position where you don’t have to worry about getting a loan or coming up with capital or a down payment.

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