Loans

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Getting private money lenders into your real estate investing business is critical to your success as the credit bubble makes getting traditional mortgages very difficult. Mortgage lenders are now requiring 700+ credit scores and documented sources of income. This can very hard for most real estate investors. Hard money lenders are also drying up as the credit bubble continues to take its toll on borrowers. So how do you get money for real estate deals?

The answer is private money lenders. But how do you get private money lenders?

We teach our students how to use simple marketing techniques to attract private lenders. Once you start to attract private lenders you can set up one-on-one meetings or group meetings where you can lay out the advantages and benefits of investing money with you. (more…)

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Wow, has the real estate market changed in 2008! Real estate investors have been shut out of traditional mortgage money unless you have a 9000 credit score and a 50 year work history without missing one day of work (ok enough of the weak humor but you get the idea). Even hard money loans are HARD to get as they have all gone out business.

But just as the mortgage market is shunning the real estate investor – we are starting to see signs that the real estate marketing is starting to bottom and home prices have even gone up in some markets. (more…)