As a professional investor for most of my life, I have developed systems to derive my investment choices. For real estate, I prioritise positive cash flow and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation, although both are correlated. Real estate investment is not to be confused with a second home, pied-de-terre, or vacation home. These are…
During our recent live webinar on “Need Liquidity? Discover Singapore Short-Term Bridge Loans,” our expert host, Madel Tan (MT), received numerous questions from participants. For those who have missed the opportunity to join the webinar, it is available here. Remarks have been edited for clarity and brevity. Q1: What is the typical funding timeline? MT: Typically,…
The BRRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) real estate investment strategy is a popular approach that involves finding a mispriced/distressed property, fixing it up, renting it out, and then using a Cash-Out Refi to pull cash out towards another property purchase. The mindset shift focuses on 2 things: finding a mispriced property, “forcing” appreciation, and then pulling cash out…
Key takeaways: A wholesale mortgage lender is an institution that funds mortgages and offers them to third parties, such as a mortgage broker, bank, or credit union Non-bank lending accounts for about half of all U.S. mortgage origination Wholesale mortgage lending differs from other mortgage options in that it requires the borrower to work with…
We absolutely LOVE the unique advantages the U.S. mortgage market has to offer over any other country. However, we get even more excited when we launch a new mortgage loan program such as the AM Rental Coverage Plus! As a company, we focus on providing our foreign national and U.S. expat clients with the most…
Despite the overall decline in home sales in 2023 due to increased interest rates, high-net-worth U.S. real estate investors remained active in the luxury market. In the third quarter of 2023, the luxury market outpaced the mainstream market, growing three times faster. According to Jason Aleem, Redfin’s Senior Vice President of Real Estate Operations, paying…
A secret many wealthy U.S. real estate investors use is the practice of holding properties within an LLC. Using an LLC to hold real estate for investments has almost become a given with many tax benefits, liability protection, and acceptance by lenders. If you think about it, any company earns revenue, and in this case,…
Did you know we have a very active Canadian mortgage business with teams based in Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto? Here is an updated copy of our GMG Canada Loan Program Canadian Real Estate Outlook for 2024…eh! Like its southern neighbor, we’ve watched the Bank of Canada hike up their benchmark interest rate. Now, there’s talk that…
What a year it’s been and the resiliency of asset markets in the face of everything that was thrown at it was truly amazing! We are living through unprecedented times with technology and crypto experiencing another bull market, U.S. elections in 2024, and potential rate cuts around the world. Could we be “back to the…
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