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Where to Find Information on Commercial Real-Estate, Part 2

April 27, 2014

This week’s article and the previous one are on how to find various types of information regarding commercial real-estate.

Regarding the previous article I posted, it included a website where you can find commercial properties for sale in various cities – https://www.loopnet.com/.

Also in the same article I posted about another website which is on how to get some information to learn more about the area of commercial real-estate – https://www.ccim.com/cire-magazine.

This week we will first look at a way to get information on how well different... Read More

Where to Find Information on Commercial Real-Estate

April 23, 2015

The past 2 weeks, I have posted blog articles on how important it is to have strong sources to locate apartment properties for sale in cities that you may be searching for property. Also, the information included source information to find the strength on the apartment market in cities of interest.

This week we are broadening our scope to the spectrum of commercial real-estate, which can include retail, office, senior housing, hotel and motel, industrial, etc., and of course multifamily. We will be looking at where to find commercial properties for sale, and... Read More

Where to Find Information on Apartment Real-Estate, Part 2

April 08, 2015

Investors who are looking for multifamily properties to invest in for a particular city need to know not only about apartment complexes that are available to purchase in that city, but also know about how well the multifamily market is doing in that city.

The purpose of this blog is to give you resources to help you locate multifamily properties to purchase in a particular city as well as give you information on how well the market is doing in that particular city.

A source to locate multifamily properties for sale in a particular city is https://www.... Read More

Apartment Financing: Where to Find Information on Apartment Real-Estate

March 30, 2015

Investors who are looking for multifamily properties to invest in for a particular city need to know not only about apartment complexes that are available to purchase in that city, but also know about how well the multifamily market is doing in that city.

The purpose of this blog is to give you resources to help you locate multifamily properties to purchase in a particular city as well as give you information on how well the market is doing in that particular city.

A source to locate multifamily properties for sale in a particular city is https://www.... Read More

Graduating from Residential to Commercial Realty Investment (Part 2)

March 17, 2015

Many people contact us wanting to get a commercial loan and they need to know the requirements for getting a commercial loan for commercial property. If they are not strong financially with strong enough net worth and liquidity they can be disappointed when they find out they don’t qualify.

Those who have residential investment experience though, are a step ahead because they will have some understanding of the mortgage loan process for an investor – even though commercial loans are more complex – and in general you need to have greater strength financially to... Read More

Graduating from Residential to Commercial Realty Investment, Are You Ready?

March 11, 2015

From time to time, people who are not experienced commercial realty investors call us wanting to get a commercial loan (multifamily or other type), and yet they do not qualify. However, they could qualify for a residential property loan.

How do you know if you are ready to move from residential realty investment to commercial realty investment? There are a number of factors.

First, a commercial mortgage loan has different requirements than a residential mortgage loan. And it is usually harder to qualify for a commercial mortgage loan. What are some of... Read More

Fannie Mae Apartment Loan, The Best in America, Part 3

February 18, 2015

For the last 2 weeks this blog was on why the Fannie Mae apartment loan is the best in America. If you are involved with apartment loans, you need to be familiar with the Fannie Mae loan program.

This week’s blog has a little bit more information on why the Fannie Mae apartment loan is so special.

Part one, posted two weeks ago was about why the Fannie Mae apartment loan is the best in America. It has the best rate and terms with not many exceptions. You also get up to a 30 year fixed rate and 30 year amortization, etc.

Part two, posted last... Read More

What It Takes to Get an A+ Rating for a Commercial Loan Company

February 12, 2015

We are proud of our A+ Better Business Bureau rating for Business Loan Store and ApartmentLoanStore.com We do like to brag about it. You don’t often see a commercial loan company with a Better Business Bureau rating on their website, and I have not seen any other commercial loan company than ours with an A+ Better Business Bureau rating posted on their website.

How do we get the A+ rating?

1. We have an outstanding closing rate upon application acceptance of around 97%. This is because we carefully chose the investors we work with – wanting to make... Read More

Commercial Loans: Who Has Been My Main Mentor, Part 2

February 05, 2015

Last week I expressed my appreciation for the mentorship I have gotten that has greatly assisted me in learning about commercial lending. I expressed my gratitude for the training that Terry Painter has given me. He has done an outstanding job to prepare me for my work.

I had covered that his mentoring included being a good role model. After all, what good is a mentor if their character is weak. When we mentor from someone, we model from them. Even if we reject a mentor’s questionable behavior - if we are around them day in and day out, we can be affected by... Read More

Commercial Loans: Who Has Been My Main Mentor?

January 27, 2015

Last week I wrote about why it’s so important to have a mentor to learn how to invest in ownership of Commercial Properties.

This week I’m writing concerning mentorship I have received that has greatly help me learn about the field of commercial lending.

My major mentor in this arena has been Terry Painter, president of Business Loan Store and www.ApartmentLoanStore.com.  Not only is he an important mentor in my life, but he is also my brother and a great friend.

Terry has many great qualities as a mentor that have helped me do my job as... Read More

The Importance of True Mentorship in Commercial Real Estate Investing

January 23, 2015

Many people who call us and who aspire to be commercial real-estate investors lack the mentoring needed to succeed in commercial real-estate investing. They think that they can just purchase commercial real-estate without knowing much about it and that they are going to make lots of money. Actually, if they do purchase commercial property without mentoring, they could very well lose money

There are so many pieces to ownership of commercial real-estate. It’s a business in itself, just as running a clothing store is a business. Without mentoring, you could fail... Read More

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