The 3 Secrets to Finding Hard Money Banks to Provides Funds for your Housing Promotions

By Tim Tavender


I'm regularly asked by real estate investors that wish to purchase wholesale deals how they can find hard money to use to buy and repair the property.

Let's start with a brief outline of what hard money/equity lenders actually are. They're banks (often private individuals, but can be companies) that lend based upon the After Fix Worth (ARV) of the property. they are ideal to use when the disposition of the property is such that an investor won't be able to get a standard loan. As an example, if the property requires a new roof, most traditional banks won't do the loan, but a tough bank will fund it if the property is being bought for a giant enough discount.

Besides providing the power to purchase troubled property that needs work, hard money lenders also enable a purchaser to purchase a deal swiftly which is a requirement when buying from a wholesaler.

Remember that due to the lender's risk in funding such deals, they do charge high rates and costs. It is not rare to find such banks charging 15% interest and 2-4 points (each point is identical to 1%) on the loan amount. Nevertheless if you have found an ok deal and you've a sound exit plan once the property is corrected, hard money lenders can be a great tool in your armoury.

Here are the most efficient paths to these lenders in your area:

1. Networking - Network with other property investors in your area to discover who they may be using to fund their deals. Go to investor conferences, e.g. REIA groups, in your area. In reality it is probable that your local REIA has corporate sponsors, and if so , there is likely 1 hard funds provider among those sponsors. If you're looking for funds fast and can't bear to wait to attend the subsequent REIA meeting, you may try searching your local REIA's web site for a list of its corporate sponsors.

2. Internet - There are a spread of ways to find these lenders on the web. Begin by doing a search on a search website like Google. In addition, networking websites provide a amazing resource for finding hard cash in your neighborhood. If you haven't already, join every real estate-related group you'll be able to find on social networks like Facebook and LinkedIn. After you join, check the postings as you might find hard money banks that are advertising their services. If not, post a message on the wall or discussion board for each group asking fellow group members for referrals.

3. Info Supplier - Finally, here's a method to find money lenders utilising the power of a list supplier, eg Melissa Info or First American Core Logic. Pull a listing of absentee owners that have purchased property in your neighborhood within the past 6-12 months. Absentee owners are the entries where the tax records mail address and the property address are different. Make sure that your data provider can provide you with the name of the mortgage holder (s) on each property. It might be a brilliant idea to limit the list to properties that are more likely to be fixer uppers, so you do not want newer or more costly properties. Consider reducing your results to those with a purchase price under an acceptable price point and built before, say 1990. Then, cull the list, trying to find the banks that have mortgages on these properties.




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