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Current updates on the real estate market, private money, hard money, and trust deed investing.

Hard Money Loans (3)

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What is a Hard Money Loan Balloon Payment?

A hard money loan balloon payment is the total principal balance of the loan plus one monthly payment due in full at the end of the loan term, which...

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How Does a Hard Money Loan Prepayment Penalty Work?

If you’re new to hard money lending, it’s important to know that the prepayment penalty can work differently from traditional bank loans or...

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Hard Money Loans – Direct Lender or Mortgage Broker

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Hard Money Loans – Direct Lender or Mortgage Broker?

When using hard money loans, is it best to work with a direct lender or a mortgage broker? This is a question that real estate investors, who have...

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Different Types of Hard Money Loans

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The Different Types of Hard Money Loans

If you’re new to hard money lending, you’re probably not aware of the many different types of hard money loans real estate investors regularly use to...

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Different Types of Hard Money Lenders

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The Different Types of Hard Money Lenders

Many people, including real estate agents, conventional mortgage brokers, and escrow and title officers think of a hard money lender as someone who...

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What is a Hard Money Loan

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What is a Hard Money Loan?

A hard money loan is a short-term asset-based, or equity-based, loan secured by real estate and funded by one or multiple private investors, rather...

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Why Do People Use Hard Money Loans?

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Why Do People Use Hard Money Loans? 20 Examples

A little while back, I had a conversation with a friend rolling $250,000 from their 401K into an IRA after leaving the company they’d worked at for...

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Oregon State Flag

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Oregon Licensed Private Money MLO For Out of State Lenders

First Capital Trust Deeds is a California-based mortgage broker specializing in mortgages for real estate investors, including Private Money, NonQM,...

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Using Background Checks To Underwrite Private Money Loans

At First Capital Trust Deeds, we run background checks to underwrite private money and hard money loans, especially when working with a new borrower...

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Hard Money Fix & Flip Financing Pricing Guide

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Hard Money Fix and Flip Financing Pricing Guide

Are you a real estate investor or house flipper looking for better hard money fix and flip financing pricing on your next acquisition? Or, are you...

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