As markets continue to change, more and more people are turning to alternative investment options. Many investors are seeking opportunities as private lenders because it gives them more control over their investment. A private money lender lends their own capital to a real estate investor who will use it to fund a rehab, construction, or […]
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Real estate investing has a lot of moving parts involved. One of the main components is raising the capital necessary to fund the deal. People tend to think that raising money is about marketing, or overcoming objections, however they are very wrong in that sense. While every transaction involves an “exchange or interaction between people,” […]
In 2010 the US government passed a monumental piece of legislation called the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. You may or may not know just how much this document affects the real estate investment world. To save you from reading all 2,300 pages, here is an outline of the things you probably […]
Private money can be a powerful tool to fund real estate investment deals. The question you might have is—how do you raise private money in the first place? When you’re starting out, raising private money for real estate isn’t a quick task. Like the rest of the real estate investing process, it takes hard work and […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission, also known as the SEC, is a government agency that protects investors. In the words of SEC.gov, “the SEC strives to promote a market environment that is worthy of the public’s trust.” Why do you need to know about the SEC? It governs how you can raise money to […]