How are the funds used by the investor? Q: If I loan money to a real estate investor, how does he use it and is it secure? A: Serious real estate investors need funds to buy new purchases, raise cash to fix up, keep up and rent their properties. Plus, cash raised from private lenders may cover other costs associated with the housing business. For properties the investor already owns and manages, there are sometimes occasions when an investor needs to convert equity into cash, without getting rid of the property. He might need these liquid funds to fund his house buying business, pay off a loan on another piece of real estate or handle unexpected cash needs.
Why private money? Q: Why don’t you go to banks or mortgage lenders? A: Banks and other lenders require applications, approvals and must follow guidelines imposed on the banking industry. Then there are limits to the number of loans they want to make to any one company or investor. On top of that, the time it takes for their approval process is never certain. We can move much faster without these limitations by using private lenders. That allows us to negotiate more profitable deals while offering homeowners a quick and easy sale without new loan or deal breaking contingencies.
Why are the returns so attractive! Q: How can the investor be able to pay double or triple CD rates? A: Investors make profits by providing services to the different parties involved in a real estate transaction, sellers, buyers, renters and private lenders we work with. They cut out the middlemen, and therefore avoid the costs normally associated with real estate commissions, property management fees, mortgage broker fees, loan application fees. Investors are also knowledgeable in how to get full value (appraised value) from buyers without having to make price concessions. They can get a house filled up (sold or rented) fast and avoid large holding costs and they know how to repair and keep properties in good condition for less money then most people pay. They always make purchase offers such so that all parties including buyers and sellers get a great deal. At the same time they realize a minimum profit of $20,000 or $30,000 between the time the house is bought and sold down the road. They just wont buy a home until and unless it makes economic sense for all parties involved.
Help for buyers and Sellers Q: How do you help Owners/seller? A: A lot of sellers today are facing problems finding a buyer when they decide to sell their house. And there are typically a lot of inconveniences and problems a seller must face and get through in order to get their home sold. Using a long-term investing vision, like it is promoted by Richard Roop, we can offer these frustrated and motivated sellers an attractive selling price, we can close the transaction or take possession of the home whenever the sellers want us to and give them an opportunity to avoid all the issues of selling a home.
Q: How do you help buyers? A: We offer several great programs and unique opportunities for buyers. This includes our owner financing program, our down payment assistance program and our sweat equity program. Buyers today are finding it more and more difficult to qualify for loans. Our programs help buyers get into a home they want to purchase quickly allow them to start building equity for the future and help them avoid throwing their money away on rent.
Q: How do you help renters? A: Tenants today face more restrictive rules and application requirements laid down by landlords and property management companies. We have positioned ourselves to be very flexible and creative in getting nice folks into our homes, thereby providing a much needed service. We can even rent to folks who recently had a bankruptcy or foreclosure.