A Few Creative Financing For Real Estate Investors

If you’re an experienced or novice real estate investor, you have many options available for financing your properties. One widely used method is having multiple loans. Once the loan has been paid down so the LTV (loan-to-value ratio) is at the 80% mark, this is usually the combination of paying down the second mortgage and the property value appreciating, the lender will consider removing the PMI fee from your monthly payment. This is usually a second mortgage. For example, the buyer puts up a percentage and effectively borrows the negotiated balance on a separate loan.

For many years most people financed a property with 20% down and 80% on loan. Some even put MORE down. And while it’s great to use less cash for the same property, the downside isn’t limited to the higher rate on the second note. You’ll find that real estate investing club lenders almost always require PMI (private mortgage insurance) if the buyer doesn’t meet the standard 20% minimum. And the fees can be unattractive. It’s “possible” to have the lender remove the PMI after a certain number of payments have been made. But it rarely happens. Here’s the theory.But 20% was considered the minimum. And fortunately many things have changed over the years.