Since late 2006, 288 banks closed their doors, while other major banks are in the process of bankruptcy. Indy mac, countrywide, washington mutual, chase wholesale and lately on the verge of a merge wells fargo and wachovia, just to mention some. People are terrified to loose all their savings, so they’re saving money in their homes instead. That is a scary situation for america and the whole world. Which leads me to this question: What is happening to the world?
Remember 5 years ago?
We used to spend money on real estate investments, luxury cars, vacations and we still had some money left, money wasn’t an issue. Back then some people looked at all these spending as a temporary ride, while others thought this dream will last forever. The problem was that 90% of us thought this dream will last forever, unfortunately the banks were part of this category and that’s where the economy crisis started.
We can blame each other or we can blame ourselves, but looking for faults will not fix anything. Many people are completely innocents, they just wanted to have a more comfortable lifestyle, but others (banks, mortgage brokers, loan officers, real estate professionals, etc) wanted to get rich from these innocent people. Why innocent people need to pay the price? Unfortunately that is how the system works in america; rich people’s money always will play a roll over the ones that don’t have as much.
We’ve trusted banks with our money, our investments and our homes. If you think about it for a second you don’t trust anybody in this world like that, so why do we trust banks? No one can understand really why, but many will blame the false advertisement and promises that banks kept on delivering to us through television, radio, newspapers, internet and other sources of advertisements. Banks are a multi billion dollar organizations that run the world, but today it’s a little different.
It’s hard for us to accept changes in life, but this change topped every other small change that we were afraid from. No body ever expects something like this to happen in the year 2008, but we have to learn how to live with this change. Many people have predicted this change to last for about 5 years or more, some say it will last for 2 or 3 years, but no body really knows.
Some of the questions that you’re probably asking your self today are:
Who will tell us what to do with our money?
Who will tell us what is the right investment for our money?
Who will tell us how much money we have?
Who will loan us money when we need it?
Who will help us sleep well at night?
Who will help us finance our homes?
Who will help us build businesses?
We have so many questions and no ones to talk to, because now these banks are fighting for existence. There are some organizations that operate by the government and they can help you with your money, but don’t ever forget that you are the master of your own mind and use it to your benefit. More important you need to learn how to live with this change and make the best of it.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
You Can Refinance and Consolidate Your Debt Again
News! You Can Refinance and Consolidate Your Debt Again
If you want to refinance your home and consolidate debt, now it’s the time. A group of private investors in los angeles California loan money to homeowners and real estate investors. These private investors also called hard money lenders are the bank.
Many of you tried to refinance with your local bank or a mortgage company in your area, but with no success. Now it’s possible again, but you have to know the conditions to qualify. You don’t need excellent credit score or great income documentation, but you do need a lot of equity in your property.
Hard money lenders have been around for a long time, but no body ever heard about them. Real estate investors and brokers were working with them for years, but homeowners didn’t know they exist. Today for many of us hard money lenders are the only hope to get a real estate mortgage.
Where can you find a hard money lender?
Many mortgage brokers and real estate agents are already in contact with one or two investors because of the fact that they just need them. If you will go online and look for a hard money lender, you will probably find a 100 private investors or more. You don’t need to get fanatic about it, you just need to know what they’re talking about.
How do you know who is the right investor for you?
Normally of course you need to go with gut feeling, but in this case you need to be a little more careful then that. There are many hard money lenders that you don’t want to work with. So what do you do? You ask questions. Here are some questions you will need to ask private investors when you call them:
The name of the company.
How long they’ve been in business.
Get some name of people they’ve worked with.
What are the interest rates they’re offering?
How many points they charge you.
Do they charge any due diligence fees, or any money upfront?
Are there any other fees included?
You want everything in writing from them, it’s very important.
You have to understand that you don’t deal with big corporations. Hard money lenders are individual like you and me, but they have few millions dollars in their bank account. They would love to help you as long as you offer your real estate as collateral.
If you want to refinance your home and consolidate debt, now it’s the time. A group of private investors in los angeles California loan money to homeowners and real estate investors. These private investors also called hard money lenders are the bank.
Many of you tried to refinance with your local bank or a mortgage company in your area, but with no success. Now it’s possible again, but you have to know the conditions to qualify. You don’t need excellent credit score or great income documentation, but you do need a lot of equity in your property.
Hard money lenders have been around for a long time, but no body ever heard about them. Real estate investors and brokers were working with them for years, but homeowners didn’t know they exist. Today for many of us hard money lenders are the only hope to get a real estate mortgage.
Where can you find a hard money lender?
Many mortgage brokers and real estate agents are already in contact with one or two investors because of the fact that they just need them. If you will go online and look for a hard money lender, you will probably find a 100 private investors or more. You don’t need to get fanatic about it, you just need to know what they’re talking about.
How do you know who is the right investor for you?
Normally of course you need to go with gut feeling, but in this case you need to be a little more careful then that. There are many hard money lenders that you don’t want to work with. So what do you do? You ask questions. Here are some questions you will need to ask private investors when you call them:
The name of the company.
How long they’ve been in business.
Get some name of people they’ve worked with.
What are the interest rates they’re offering?
How many points they charge you.
Do they charge any due diligence fees, or any money upfront?
Are there any other fees included?
You want everything in writing from them, it’s very important.
You have to understand that you don’t deal with big corporations. Hard money lenders are individual like you and me, but they have few millions dollars in their bank account. They would love to help you as long as you offer your real estate as collateral.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Save Your Home, Save your Investment
Investors and home owners had a tough year.It started with the real estate market crash, than the mortgage crisis and now foreclosures.Everybody is looking for help with their investments, from the homeowner down the street to the big investor up on the billboards.In the past year 267 banks closed their doors and more banks are on the verge of closing. Seriously let's face it "the world is in a serious trouble and no body can do anything to change it". How did we let this great economy we had to collapse like this?Who can we blame except our selves? I don't think we need to look for the blame but we definitely need to fix it somehow and we can do it, home owners and investors. Let's talk to you homeowner:There are many options to save your home and get a mortgage.1. Fha loans2. Conventional loans with lower loan to value3. Hard money loans or private money mortgage loans(which is the same thing). Most of you homeowners are not knowledgeable enough to know how to save your homes your selves, many of you that have lost their homes already could possibly save it if you would gain some knowledge.But no one is perfect and I'm not expecting you to go to school and study what to do with your home while you're trying to save it, but you can hire a professional to help you.I'm a mortgage broker from los angeles california and I've seen so many people that could save their homes, but because they didn't have the knowledge they've lost it instead. Lets help each other and ourselves to bring this great world back to what it was 3 years ago! Know your options and hire a professional mortgage or real estate broker to help you, brokers are the one that knows better than anybody else. Why not to go to the bank next door?Normally banks are narrow minded and they don't know how to be creative, because they know only one thing- what their bank has to offer.You want someone that knows how to get things done, if it's with conventional lending(which is the banks), fha mortgages(which is government loans) and the private money lending(which is private investors that are acting as the bank in some cases).So many people don't even know that private money lending or hard money loans are an option, so homeowners loose homes with lots of equity in them. I think that private money lending is the next thing for investors and home owners, since banks can't qualify anyone anymore.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The Housing Chronicles Blog: Hard money MORTGAGES?
The Housing Chronicles Blog: Hard money MORTGAGES?
First of all I want to make sure that you're all familiar with the term Hard Money.
Hard Money is Money Loaned to you by private investors, these private investors can be from anywhere but normally the Hard Money lenders would want to work within their own state, so if you're from California than you want to find an investor in California.
So what type of Hard money loans the Hard Money Lenders will do?
The First type of Hard Money Loans lenders are offering is Construction Hard Money Loan.
In construction Hard Money Loan the Hard Money Lender will loan the borrower the money in stages, example: You own a land in Los Angeles California, on that Land you want to build a house, you have the Plans approved by the city of Los Angeles and you're all ready to go, now you need a Hard Money Loan because it will be easier to qualify and get the money you need for the construction.
You will call a Hard Money Lender and give your information, the approved plans, your financials, your budgets for the construction(you can get it from your contractor), then lets say the Hard money Lender agrees to Loan you the money you need, but the way the Hard Money Lender will Loan you the money is by stages, and the stages are:
When your Contractor will finish the foundation, the contractor will get paid after inspection that is done by the Hard Money Lender $10,000 for the foundation work. Than when your electrician finishes the electricity in the house, than the electrician will get paid after inspection done by the Hard Money Lender another $7000.
You understand the concept?
Everybody by the completion of the construction will get paid by the Hard Money Lender.
Why the Hard Money Lender do that?
Because he want to have control of the money, private investors know the risks they're taking but they're still willing to take these risks only if they have 100% control of the money.
Why Hard Money Lender will choose to Loan money to Investors and not Homeowners?
This is a very good question that a lot of people should know the answer for.
The Hard money Lenders wouldn't want to have to take a homeowner out from his home because he didn't make the payments, but with investors it's different, it's 100% business and that's what the Hard money Lenders want- Business.
What type of properties Hard money Lenders will Loan money on?
A Hard money Lender will Loan money to many type of properties: Single Family Residents, Condos, Townhouses, Apartment Buildings, Hotels, Motels, Office Buildings, Shopping Centers and many others.
What hard money Lenders don't like, it's Land. It will be very hard to find a Hard Money Lender that will Loan you money on a Land, and the reason is because there is no income to Lands, maybe you can get a Hard money Loan on a Golf Course or maybe a Land that you about to develop something on, but raw Land- Forget about it.
Today Hard money Lenders Loan more money to Commercial Real Estate investors rather then to residential investors and the reason is Less risk.
Today the Residential market is not going up, Values of Homes are actually going down by more than 30%, and every day more foreclosures are coming out on the market, so the Hard money Lenders are smart enough not to participate in taking risks with homeowners.
Commercial Real Estate is still very competitive, investors are still buying properties, remodel properties and build new properties.
The Commercial Real Estate market is still alive just like it was in the residential market 3 years ago, and Hard money Lenders are still in the game, and now they're busy more than ever because the Banks don't Loan money that easy to borrowers.
So it's Commercial Properties rather than residential properties, and Construction Loans.
Good Luck
First of all I want to make sure that you're all familiar with the term Hard Money.
Hard Money is Money Loaned to you by private investors, these private investors can be from anywhere but normally the Hard Money lenders would want to work within their own state, so if you're from California than you want to find an investor in California.
So what type of Hard money loans the Hard Money Lenders will do?
The First type of Hard Money Loans lenders are offering is Construction Hard Money Loan.
In construction Hard Money Loan the Hard Money Lender will loan the borrower the money in stages, example: You own a land in Los Angeles California, on that Land you want to build a house, you have the Plans approved by the city of Los Angeles and you're all ready to go, now you need a Hard Money Loan because it will be easier to qualify and get the money you need for the construction.
You will call a Hard Money Lender and give your information, the approved plans, your financials, your budgets for the construction(you can get it from your contractor), then lets say the Hard money Lender agrees to Loan you the money you need, but the way the Hard Money Lender will Loan you the money is by stages, and the stages are:
When your Contractor will finish the foundation, the contractor will get paid after inspection that is done by the Hard Money Lender $10,000 for the foundation work. Than when your electrician finishes the electricity in the house, than the electrician will get paid after inspection done by the Hard Money Lender another $7000.
You understand the concept?
Everybody by the completion of the construction will get paid by the Hard Money Lender.
Why the Hard Money Lender do that?
Because he want to have control of the money, private investors know the risks they're taking but they're still willing to take these risks only if they have 100% control of the money.
Why Hard Money Lender will choose to Loan money to Investors and not Homeowners?
This is a very good question that a lot of people should know the answer for.
The Hard money Lenders wouldn't want to have to take a homeowner out from his home because he didn't make the payments, but with investors it's different, it's 100% business and that's what the Hard money Lenders want- Business.
What type of properties Hard money Lenders will Loan money on?
A Hard money Lender will Loan money to many type of properties: Single Family Residents, Condos, Townhouses, Apartment Buildings, Hotels, Motels, Office Buildings, Shopping Centers and many others.
What hard money Lenders don't like, it's Land. It will be very hard to find a Hard Money Lender that will Loan you money on a Land, and the reason is because there is no income to Lands, maybe you can get a Hard money Loan on a Golf Course or maybe a Land that you about to develop something on, but raw Land- Forget about it.
Today Hard money Lenders Loan more money to Commercial Real Estate investors rather then to residential investors and the reason is Less risk.
Today the Residential market is not going up, Values of Homes are actually going down by more than 30%, and every day more foreclosures are coming out on the market, so the Hard money Lenders are smart enough not to participate in taking risks with homeowners.
Commercial Real Estate is still very competitive, investors are still buying properties, remodel properties and build new properties.
The Commercial Real Estate market is still alive just like it was in the residential market 3 years ago, and Hard money Lenders are still in the game, and now they're busy more than ever because the Banks don't Loan money that easy to borrowers.
So it's Commercial Properties rather than residential properties, and Construction Loans.
Good Luck
Monday, July 21, 2008
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