By Christian Knight, Originations If you are a real estate investor, I’m sure you have considered purchasing out of state properties. Maybe you already own investment properties across multiple states. As most investors will tell you, multi-state real estate investing can be quite difficult to execute. However, there are ways…
By Jeremy Lee, Relationship Manager Building a rental portfolio requires the right tools. And, while there are multiple methods to real estate investing, some ways are simply more effective and efficient than others. In order to maximize production and build a portfolio, all aspects of the asset cycle must be…
By: Mario Navarrete, Relationship Manager As the year comes to a close and we all reflect on what we were able to accomplish in the last 12 months, I am filled with incredible motivation and zeal for 2019. This year showed us a robust velocity of production, innovation and long-term…
By: Nick Duarte If you’re like most people, buying property will be the largest purchase you’ll make in your lifetime. But if you strive to be the type of successful investor whose real estate portfolio produces generational wealth, you’ll have to understand which financing options are available to you and…
By Augie Jones, Analyst For residential real estate investors, effectively managing cash flow starts with setting reasonable expectations for expenses and accurately forecasting future performance. However, managing expenses (and properties in general) is no small task. Savvy investors are often looking for ways to improve their processes and operate their…
By: Allison Paz, Originations Having a fundamental understanding of how success is measured is important for any industry. This especially holds true within residential real estate investing. The ability to estimate an investor's potential return from an investment property is imperative to being able to maximize cash flow. Metrics which…
By: Ramsey Kassih, Analyst Real estate investors have many different investment options to reach their overall goals. Choosing which niche to specialize in could be a very difficult decision. Two of the most popular strategies, and for good reason, are “fix and flip” or “buy and hold”. These unique strategies…
By: Jeremy Lee, Relationship Manager Residential real estate investors don’t often like to talk about maintenance or CapEx. Why would they? It’s not glamorous, and it’s sure not fun to think about ongoing expenditures when looking at investment properties. But if you are serious about analyzing a deal and building…
By Tuan Pham, Senior Vice President of Marketing Why Old-School Professionals Don’t Embrace Digital In a world buzzing with trends, “old-school” professionals are often proud of holding on to their “classic” tried and true ways, and understandably so. Why go off the beaten path? Why spend time, money and effort…
GSEs (Government Sponsored Entities) have long been around to boost both investment and credit in the housing market. Although privately held, these quasi-governmental entities allow access to capital at a generally low cost in order to increase the flow of credit to specific sectors of the American economy. After the…