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Improving Raw Land And Financing Mortgage Construction Loans

This department covers information specific to land, construction loans and equipment financing. "Buy land!", it's been said, "Because they ain't making any more of it!". These mortgage training resources will help you to tackle this tricky area. Raw land and construction loans can be a tangled mess, but if you can overcome the challenges, they can be a boom to your mortgage business.

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Selling Land: Three Important Tips
Are you selling land or small lots? Want to get more for your property and sell it faster? There are three important things you should do.The very first piece of real estate I bought was two-and-a-half acres adjoining some state land in Northern Michigan. . . . read more

Financial Considerations With Land
Raw land as opposed to improved property is much more difficult to finance through traditional lenders. The main reasons are that it generates very little income, development costs can be expensive, there are no buildings or improvements that can be used as collateral, and it is often considered speculative. . . . read more

Builders Are Getting Sneakier Every Day
If you live anywhere near a new development you already know that builders will do anything to get the loan. And there is little we as brokers can do about it. I mean, how do we compete with them when they are offering $10,000 in free upgrades? . . . read more

The 10 Most Important Rules When Dealing With Contractors On Construction Loans
I have been originating and closing construction loans for a good number of years now and I have experienced clients dumping contractors and even contractors dumping clients. By that time in most cases the job is running behind schedule and over budget. Choosing a new contractor at this stage is difficult and further delays are inevitable. . . . read more

Getting Raw Land Not A Raw Deal
There is more to buying raw land than meets the eye and more than a few individuals have wished they'd had a second chance upon finding themselves duped, conned, misled, ill-advised, uninformed, oversold, undereducated and often unprepared. They realize, often too late, that a raw land purchase should be properly investigated, evaluated and negotiated using a logical and rational plan. . . . read more

Want To Be Profitable In This Real Estate Bubble? I'll show you how in just Three Easy Steps
This is a question I get almost everyday from either our web site or from my individual investment activities. The question is "How Can I Be Profitable When We Are In A Real Estate Bubble"? . . . read more

Becoming A Battle Hardened Real Estate Veteran Without All The Scars: Seven Steps
As part of a new web site that we just launched, I get repeated requests asking if a particular deal is good or not. While we can't answer this for individual projects, we can certainly look at what HAS to get done by the investor to dramatically increase the odds of a successful transaction. . . . read more

Booming Real Estate Profits From Baby Boomer Investing
The answer to this is really quite simple: we find preconstruction projects that make complete sense EVEN WITH the current market conditions. Many people think about the markets as one big entity and you either decide you are in or out. In preconstruction real estate, this is dead opposite of how we think. Instead, we look for preconstruction investment opportunities that make complete sense in this market and then, if we are wrong, we look (in advance) for ways to exit with our skin still attached. . . . read more

The Value Of A Construction Inspection
Buyers of re-sale homes almost always have their homes inspected by a professional inspector. Buyers of new homes, however, often do not take this important step. There are several reasons for this, which I'll explain. . . . read more