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Where Do I Get The Money I Need To Get Started?

by Russ Whitney Believe it or not, when I first got started in real estate I only needed $1,000. You don’t need much more than that even today. And yes, I was able to turn that $1,000 into millions in just several years. Try getting that kind of return in the stock market or in just about any other investment! Getting Started In Real Estate Investing It’s a common misconception that you need to have money to make money. Or you need tens of thousands of dollars to invest in real estate. That would be nice. And if you have it great! But if you don’t that’s fine too. Keep in mind, our goal is to generate cash flow quickly. So you don’t need a lot of money to get... Read more

New Timelines Take Effect in June The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to develop enhanced and aligned strategies for...

Although commercial real estate markets showed signs of recovery in 2011, commercial lending standards have tightened in the past year for small businesses and scuttled...

The apartment industry has enjoyed its fifth consecutive quarter of uninterrupted growth, according to the latest results of the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC)...

Freddie Mac announced its highest-producing multifamily mortgage sellers of 2011. “It was an outstanding year of partnership with these lenders who make a...

New Options for Apartment Loans

Investors seeking multifamily mortgages that are under restrictions due to location, loan amount, building type or closing time need additional alternatives outside of agency products like Fannie Mae apartment loans and HUD’s FHA apartment loans, which is why Commercial Loan Direct has been working hard on expanding its conventional loan offerings. Commercial Loan Direct is the online business division of CLD Capital, based out of Atlanta, GA, and a leading provider of commercial loans and apartment loans nationwide. The demand for apartment loans is still revving and showing no signs of slowing any time soon. After having great success with the launch of its agency series products,... Read more

The federal government released a strategic plan for the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac this week, which leaves multifamily programs untouched. This policy...

Apartments are the best property type for investors, says Freddie Mac multifamily executive David Brickman. In a recent blog post Brickman calls multifamily investments...

Officials from the federal government and forty-nine states have reached a landmark $25 billion agreement with the nations five largest mortgage servicers over alleged...

“If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it” is the theme of a joint statement by  the National Multi Housing Council and National Apartment Assocation,...