Creative financing for real estate offers investors a range of options beyond traditional bank loans, making it possible to acquire properties without hefty down payments or perfect credit scores.

Some of the most-used creative approaches include mezzanine and other structured credit approaches, preferred equity with pay ...

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Seller Financing and Installment Contracts allow investors to negotiate directly with sellers for financing, potentially reducing the need for traditional bank loans. These strategies include options ...

One of the biggest issues real-estate investors have is how to fund their real-estate investments. The two most common ways for an investor to purchase their first investment property is with an ...

If you look hard enough, you may see some similarities in the conditions leading up to the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis and the current 2023 real estate crisis. OK, I’ll admit that the two are not ...

Multifamily investors are navigating a tough capital landscape. With challenges ranging from fluctuating interest rates and uncertain property valuations to a wave of upcoming loan maturities, ...

Nyasia Casey drained nearly all her savings to purchase her first investment property in 2021. "Because I was a first-time investor, I had to put down 20%, three points to the lender," the real-estate ...

Explore creative financing options, the role of estate planning, and strategies for growing a successful property portfolio.

Real estate investor Zeona McIntyre couldn't always qualify for a mortgage. In her 20s, when she was finishing up a massage therapy program and first got interested in real estate, she didn't have any ...