CHAPTER 3 Financing Your Investments estments
Now that you know why real estate investment is a good idea, it’s time to learn how to do it. But before we get into the nitty-gritty details of each investing method, let’s address the elephant in the room: To make money, you need to have money to invest, right? Well, yes but there are many ways to get it. While you do need money to invest, it doesn’t necessarily need to be your money. If your only reference for real estate information is house-flipping T.V. shows, you might assume real estate investing is all about cash buying. This is my specialty, but it's not the only way. There are many investment deals that transpire throughout the real estate market on an annual basis. The majority are achieved through traditional lenders and institutions such as banks, but some are accomplished through less traditional means. In most cases, it’s because the investor couldn’t raise the capital or didn’t have the credit score to do so. According to the 2017 NAR® Investment & Vacation Home Buyers Survey, 47% of investors financed less than 70%. And more than half — 64% — used a mortgage. So, whether you’re reading this as a newbie or a seasoned pro, you shouldn’t feel bad — not even for a minute — if you don’t have the cash necessary to fund your investment. In fact, the ultimate goal for real estate investors is to not use any of their own money at all! This works to every investor’s advantage — those without the funds can still get in the game, and people who’ve been playing for a while can use other people’s 7
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