Real Estate Financing

5 Tips for Financing Investment Properties

1. Have a sizable down payment
2. Be a 'strong borrower'
3. Shy away from big banks
4. Ask for owner financing
5. Think outside the box

These five tips from bankrate.com give excellent insight on how to present yourself when trying to obtain a real estate investment loan. Depending on what type of property you want to buy, and how much cash you have to put down, you can gather what type of institution you need to approach. You may even decide to explore the option of getting money through owner financing, renovation money through home equity lines of credit, credit cards or even from some life insurance policies.
*Read more: Bankrate.com


Types of Financing from MacKenzie Capital commercial real estate services:

Permanent Mortgage Financing

Acquisition Financing

Residential Development Loans

Construction Loans

Redevelopment Loans

Mezzanine Financing

Bridge Loans

Forward Commitments

Participating Debt

Joint Venture Equity

Equity Placement

Non-Performing Loan Sales

Advisory Services

Funding sources include:

Life Insurance Companies

Wall Street Conduits

Pension Funds

Banking Institutions

Credit Companies

Opportunity Funds

Mortgage REITs

Private Equity

Find out more about how MacKenzie uses these resources to finance real estate by visiting their website at MacKenzieCommercial.com