Borrower will build estate on a 1-acre property in a quiet and peaceful cul-de-sac and flip it. Opportunity The borrower found an incredible 1-acre property in an idyllic Atherton, California, cul-de-sac surrounded by luxurious estates and located in the acclaimed Las Lomitas Elementary School District. Recognizing the value of the land, the borrower was able [...]
Rehabber converts distressed single-family home into a fourplex that improves an upscale neighborhood—and provides affordable housing. The Opportunity LNH Capital saw an opportunity to rehab a highly distressed 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom property to match the look and feel of the multimillion-dollar neighborhood in which it is located—and realize hundreds of thousands of dollars of equity via [...]
A rundown and abandoned building outside of Philadelphia welcomes five residents after renovation—and produces immediate passive income for investor. As a private lender in the fix-to-flip and fix-to-rent space, Rehab Financial Group (RFG) works regularly with local real estate investors, converting distressed properties into affordable housing units. In the workforce community of Frankford, located about [...]
Cogo Capital helps give a nuisance home in Spokane, Washington, a new start. The Situation For more than a decade, Cogo Capital, a private money lender specializing in financing distressed, foreclosed, and abandoned homes, has been committed to working with investors who help their communities. Many of these acquisitions originate from a local government’s need [...]
Local community developers are less vulnerable to downturns because they add value through renovation. Led by tech- and venture capital-fueled upstarts coronated as iBuyers, home-flipping profits plummeted in the second half of 2022 as the housing market slowed to a crawl. But community-focused, low-volume investors bucked the trend by stubbornly sticking with the sustainable strategy [...]
Working with your borrowers to help them understand which home improvements are known to pay off can lead to more successful investments and loyal, partner-focused clients. Whether a new-to-the-scene landlord or a seasoned fix-and-flipper, a real estate loan investor will likely want to make improvements to any recently purchased property to increase its potential income. [...]
Mezzanine capital can help private money lenders win new business. Mezzanine capital, aka “Mezz,” is essentially preferred equity or second mortgage debt that is needed to bridge the gap in the capital stack between first mortgage debt and sponsor (developer) equity. Mezzanine financing is most commonly used by developers in the commercial and new construction [...]
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