Seller Financing Articles

Seller financing is a “WIN-WIN” Situation for both REAL ESTATE INVESTORS/ LANDLORDS and BUYERS alike.

The Dodd-Frank Law & Effects On Seller Financing

January 13, 2014

On January 10, 2014, private seller financing came under the control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).  Congressmen Dodd and Frank in their zeal to protect the public from unscrupulous lenders have burdened every Real Estate Investor who engages in Seller Financing with new regulations that will ultimately feel like 10 additional gravities weighing […]

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Land Note Specifics

September 14, 2012

Based on my experience, these are the factors that affect land note pricing and market value: the land itself, the improvements to the land, and the number of buyers.  Obviously, the value of various pieces of land is going to vary a lot.  A half-acre empty lot in a booming residential community in Bethesda, Maryland […]

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The A to Z on Mobile Home Notes

July 26, 2012

Facts and Figures There are millions of manufactured housing units in existence in North America.  The 2000 Census registered almost 9 million mobile home units in the United States, and this number is consistently on the rise.  In fact, Mobile Homes have been the fastest growing type of housing, increasing from 315,000 mobile homes existing […]

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How Good Housekeeping Translates To More Money In The Bank

May 15, 2012

Let me ask you a question.  Would you want to purchase a used car from a seller that didn’t keep good service records, or didn’t have any records at all?  I don’t know about you, but I would be leery of buying a car from such a seller.  Well, Note Buyers have the same mentality […]

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Guidelines For Note Creation

May 1, 2012

Notes are evaluated and graded in four areas.  These areas are property equity, seasoning, the payor’s credit history, and the payment history.  If a person is looking to create a note that investors that purchase these types of investment vehicles would look favorable upon, the following guideline are suggested. Investors look for at least 20-30% […]

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