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Should You Borrow from Friends or Family for …
Borrowing from friends and family is typically frowned upon. The fear that the deal could go bad and…

Preparing to Fill Out a Loan Application
Even if you’ve filled out a loan application before, you probably feel like just filling out the paperwork…

The Top 5 Cities for Flipping a Home
Real estate investors often flip homes in the cities where they live because it’s more convenient and practical…

Controlling Renovation Costs
You’ve invested in a rehab project on a property that you’re pretty sure you can fix and flip…

Which Rehab Projects Offer the Greatest Returns on …
As a lender, we see a lot of ideas about how a house can be fixed up and…

Determining After Repair Value
After repair value, or ARV, is the price you should get based on the market value of the…

5 Reasons Investors Should Buy at the End …
After a busy year of fix/flip buying and selling you may be ready to take a little break…

The Essential Steps to Building Your Real Estate …
"A little less conversation, a little more action, please ..." ~Bret Calltharp Real estate is not rocket science…

Center Street Lending Helps Client Excel After Market …
Like most real estate investors in 2008, Center Street Lending had clients that were really in need of…