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Don’t Get Down About Down Payments—Part 2 of 2
Have you ever looked at a deal and though, “that’s too much down—that wouldn’t be a good deal”? Or perhaps you’ve thought, “I just don’t have enough cash to make that big of a down payment?” It’s OK, we’ve all thought that before! But having that mentality can cause a huge problem: we can too quickly and easily dismiss and disqualify opportunities just based on their down payments…and cause us to miss huge opportunities. In this episode—the second of a two-part series—Jeff explains that “down payment is just a snapshot in time,” and shouldn’t be a deal killer. Jeff discusses the different ways to answer the question, “can I borrow my down payment?
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Don’t Get Down About Down Payments—Part 1 of 2
Have you ever looked at a deal and though, “that’s too much down—that wouldn’t be a good deal”? Or perhaps you’ve thought, “I just don’t have enough cash to make that big of a down payment?” It’s OK, we’ve all thought that before! But having that mentality can cause a huge problem: we can too quickly and easily dismiss and disqualify opportunities just based on their down payments…and cause us to miss huge opportunities. In this episode—the first of a two-part series—Jeff explains that “down payment is just a snapshot in time,” and shouldn’t be a deal killer.
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Case Study: Nate Closes a Great Deal & Sets Himself Up to Buy Many More From the Seller
In this episode, Jeff sits down with Nate, a client in The DEALS Workshop, who recently bought a great property off-market with Seller Financing. Nate tells the story of the whole deal, from meeting the Seller to negotiating the purchase, making adjustments through the due diligence period, and getting it closed. He also tells the story of a simultaneous negotiation he had with a different Seller, and explains how having those two negotiations happening at the same time was very helpful, and an incredible learning experience.
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The Key to Finding Your REI Strategy: The Intersection of The Head and the Heart
One of the challenges of real estate investing is that there are so many different ways to do it—so many different acquisition strategies, property types, income strategies, etc. Simply learning about them all and sampling each one could seemingly take a lifetime by itself! So how do you know when you’ve found the right strategy for you? How do you know it’s OK to stop learning about every other strategy, and simply commit to one strategy? In this episode, Jeff discusses the journey of exploring different strategies, and suggests how to know when you’ve found your place in the broader real estate investing world: when you’ve discovered a strategy that resonates both with your head and your heart.
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How to Qualify for a Seller Financing Loan
When it comes to getting Seller Financing loans, how exactly do we quality as borrowers? Is there an application to complete with the Seller? How do they decide if we are safe to loan money to? In this episode, Jeff discusses the secret to qualifying for Seller Financing loans, which is to demonstrate who we are to Sellers, rather than telling them. Jeff provides several tactical and specific examples of things you can do to show the Seller who you are, and ultimately to qualify for the Seller Financing loan.
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Get our New Free Seller Financing 101 Video Training Course!
In this bonus episode, Jeff shares an exciting new offering: a FREE Seller Financing 101 video training course. After hundreds of conversations with real estate investors, it became clear to Jeff that in order for the Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneur community to have advanced conversations about harnessing Seller Financing strategies, we first needed to establish a common framework and language of the fundamental concepts of Seller Financing. In this episode, Jeff shares the audio from the first video in the series. You can register for this free Seller Financing 101 video training course at http://www.sellerfinancing-101.com
