Why Buy During the Winter?

Many people do not shop for houses during the winter because they have other things to do or because they don’t want to deal with bad weather while looking at houses. While this is understandable, it may cost you money if you fall into this category. Why? As we all know, prices are determined by the market. When there are more buyers, prices will tend to be higher. Conversely, when there are less buyers, prices tend to be lower. If you think ab...

Were You Improperly Harmed by a Foreclosure?

There was an interesting article last week in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat that described actions that can be taken if you were harmed by an improperly handled foreclosure. If you qualify, you can request an independent foreclosure review. If the review finds that you were financially injured due to errors, misrepresentations or other deficiencies in the loan servicer’s procedures, you may entitled to receive compensation. There are specific r...

Loans for Foreign Nationals?

We have been asked several times recently if we could do loans for foreign nationals. For some reason, this seems to be a hot topic. It is probably due to the lack of financing available for deals that fall outside the box that the bank loans must fit into. Combine that with the fact that there are a lot of people who have money and want to invest in real estate when it is at or near the bottom of the market and you have a need for things like th...

The Flexibility of Private Money

Since most people are accustomed to conventional lending, they are surprised when they find out how flexible we can be on our underwriting of loans. Please don’t assume that we can do anything regardless of how bad the situation is. The deal still has to make sense. But this is the thing that separates us most from conventional lenders and banks. For example, banks want proof of where your down payment is coming from and how long you have had i...

What About Owner Occupied Hard Money Loans?

One of the most frequent questions we are asked is if we will do hard money loans for owner occupied homes. We only loan on owner occupied homes if the funds are specifically intended for business purposes. This means that the loan funds are used for a business need and not for a personal, family or household use. Examples include a loan to expand your business or a loan to put a business office in your residence. If you have checked around, you ...

Is Credit Important When Getting a Hard Money Loan?

You might think that because hard money loans have traditionally been equity based, no one should or would care about credit. While this is true sometimes, there are instances where credit does play a part in underwriting a hard money loan. For example, if there are two borrowers applying for similar loans and one of them has good credit while the other has bad credit, it is not uncommon for the one with good credit to get a slightly better inter...

When should you avoid a private money loan?

The short answer is that you shouldn’t use private money when it doesn’t make sense, although that answer doesn’t really tell the whole story. To expand on that, there are various ways to figure out if private money will help or not. First, you need to run the numbers. This will tell you without any emotion whether it will make sense or not (and this applies to most financial transactions). If you are buying a property to rehab and flip, yo...

Where is the real estate market going now?

While no one knows the answer for sure, based on research I have done, I can say that I don’t think we will see much in the way of price changes in Sonoma County for the next few years. Some people say that we will have another big drop in prices but I don’t expect it. These people reference the number of new foreclosures that will hit the market and that there will be a flood of them. However, the banks don’t want to release a large number...

Hard Money Uses

While most people who have anything to do with real estate have heard of hard money, there are still many who can’t imagine a use for it. Who can blame them? The rates and fees are higher than banks charge and they require a bigger down payment. So, why would anyone use it? Actually, there are many reasons. Maybe the property is in poor condition or has problems with permits. It could be that the borrower has bad credit or can’t prove income ...

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Why Buy During the Winter?

Were You Improperly Harmed by a Foreclosure?

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The Flexibility of Private Money

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Is Credit Important When Getting a Hard Money Loan?

When should you avoid a private money loan?

Where is the real estate market going now?

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