How To Get Private Money For Real Estate Investing - Step Three

July 17, 2009 by Kenny Santos  
Filed under Real Estate Investing

OK, you have taken the first two steps in the process of getting private money for real estate investing. First, you developed a Business Plan to give to your prospective lenders. Next, you created a Lender Fact Sheet, outlining exactly what you are looking for from a private lender. Time for Step Three.

The major question on your lender?s mind is, ?What?s in it for me?? Everybody asks that question when they consider parting with their hard earned money, and your prospective lenders are no exception. You have answered that question by giving them your Business Plan and Lender Fact sheet, showing them the rate of return they can expect. They have only one major question left.

How is my interest protected?

You see, people are motivated to do things, or NOT do them, for all sorts of emotional reasons. Fear is one of the most powerful. To be successful getting people to loan you private money for real estate investing, you must help them to see that they have nothing to fear by lending you the money. You must allay their fears and doubts.

This is accomplished by using a Security Agreement, both in your Lender Information packet (alongside your Business Plan and Lender Fact Sheet) and attached to every one of your private notes as they are created for each deal.

Your Security Agreement tells your prospective lender that their money is secured by the value of the real estate you are buying. In other words, they will have a lien against the title of the property filed with the proper government authorities. You will personally file the security documents in each and every private lending transaction, and you will provide certified copies to your lender. Their investment will always be backed by the real estate.

Since you have already demonstrated to them, through your Business Plan, that you have a track record of ALWAYS buying value, and NEVER overpaying for property, your prospect will be able to clearly see that their interest is protected, and they have nothing to fear.

Step three in getting all the private money for real estate investing you will ever need? Develop a Security Agreement.

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Discover If Real Estate Investing Is For You

May 31, 2009 by Kenny Santos  
Filed under Real Estate Investing

Is real estate investing for you? This is a very important question that should take much thought as you read through this article. It?s not a get rich quick scheme. Real estate investing can be rewarding and profitable relatively quickly, and you need to understand how to make it work for you. It takes hard work and often long hours. It?s not for the faint hearted or the lazy. To be a successful real estate investor you must enjoy it. You must have a passion for the business. A real estate investor must be committed. You must do the work. Time is of the essence. How you spend your time in this business will determine if you are successful or not. You must plan what to do every day, week, as well as every month, and follow that plan.

Learning the industry is essential to become a successful real estate investor. Never stop learning! Your education in real estate investing never ends. You must keep up with the ever changing market and market trends. Becoming knowledgeable about real estate investing is most important. Also, you must gain the correct knowledge or education. There are different courses offered in different areas and you may not be interested in certain segments of investing. Choose the areas that interest you and enjoy.

The true real estate investor must be willing to accept rejection and face that rejection head on. Every rejection is one step toward acceptance. In other words, every no you encounter is one step closer to a yes. Fear is the biggest deterrent of many not getting started in real estate investing. Fear of rejection, fear of people saying that it can?t be done, fear of making a mistake, and fear of not having the financing to do the deals. Fear of an offer being rejected, fear of the appraisal coming in low, fear of inspections, fear of the loan may not go through, any number of things associated with the industry. All of these fears can be overcome, and must be to become a successful real estate investor.

There are many different areas of real estate investing that involve various strategies, types of properties and techniques and methods in acquiring properties. My recommendation is to choose one or two types of properties in which to invest in and become an expert in those areas. It?s very difficult to become an expert in all areas of investing. Remember, you must enjoy what you are doing. You may be interested in preforeclosures, foreclosures, wholesaling, property management, tax deeds, tax liens, mortgage notes, mobile homes, commercial real estate of a myriad of other areas. You are the one that has to be comfortable in the areas you choose. I have touched on many areas for you to ask yourself the question, ?Is real estate investing for me?? Think about it. Is it something you want to do? If it is, and I know you can do it. Then, you will need to go forward and become educated on the many steps in real estate investing, the different strategies, techniques, types of properties and funding avenues that can be found in the myriad of tapes, compact disks and books available in book stores, online and in your local library.

Michael Hrisko is a real estate investor, mortgage broker, and home inspector.