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of the home, educated investors are buying 30-
40% below a retail buyer – that creates instant
equity at purchase. Also, in a typical transaction,
RRs cut out the middleman cost, such as: com-
missions, mortgage broker fees, loan fees, and
attorney costs are also lower because there is less
work for them to review.
An experienced and educated RR is able to
offer buyers a fully renovated home at or below
everything else in the neighborhood. The goal is
to buy right so you can attract a wide variety of
PMLs for your projects. Keep in mind: RRs make
money when we BUY.
HOW PRIVATE MONEY HELPS AS A RESI-
DENTIAL REDEVELOPER (RR)
Private money lenders bring speed and effi-
ciency to the RR’s transactions, and their leverage
is far greater when they purchase using private
cash funds. Many of the homes RR purchased
are in need of a quick sale, within 10 to 14 days.
A traditional bank requires 30 to 45 days to close
a loan. Many traditional home sales fall out of
contract because of financing issues. Using quick
cash as leverage allows the RR to negotiate a
much lower purchase price and reduce risk.
Being able to offer a fast closing with private
funds motivates sellers to take the RR’s offer over
the competition, and entices them to take a much
lower price than they would from a conventional
buyer. Also, lending guidelines are also continu-
ally changing and are requiring applications, ap-
provals, junk fees and strict investor guidelines.
They also limit the number of investment proper-
ties that can be purchased by one company.
On a new home purchase requiring renova-
tions, private lender funds will be allocated to
the purchase price, renovations, carrying costs,
cost to resell and a small buffer for unexpected
expenses.
PROTECT YOUR LENDERS
Mortgages offer the banks solid, long-term,
fixed returns. The PML can put themselves in the
position of the bank by directing their investment
capital, including retirement funds, to well-se-
cured real estate mortgages. Mortgages have ul-
timate safety because if default occurs, the bank
can recover its investment as the first lien holder
on the property.
Each property acquired should be put through
a rigorous evaluation process in order to assess
the profitability before the property is ever pur-
chased.
“lntegrity” should be an essential part of the
RR’s business. Also, for the PML’s protection,
OVERVIEW OF THE PRIVATE LENDING PROCESS
Private Lender
Funds the Deal
Repeat the
Process
Lender Receives
Documents
Securing
the Loan
Lender
Receives
Principal
+ Interest
Home
is
Renovated
Home
Is
Purchased
Home
Is
SOLD