Financing your next investment
Practical guides for double closings, rental properties, renovations, and your next exit.
Find answers about transactional, EMD and gator fundingHow a cross-collateralized bridge loan uses equity in a second property to reduce cash to close, what the risks are, and a collateral schedule template.
What a double close really costs: the transactional funding fee, two sets of closing costs, transfer taxes, extension terms and charges to ask about.
A line-by-line guide to the two settlement statements on a double close: where the deposit, the transactional loan, its fee and your profit show up.
How a transactional lender underwrites a double close: both contracts, the end buyer's funds, title readiness and the mismatches that get files declined.
Double close vs simultaneous close: why the terms get mixed up, how the money actually flows in each, and why it matters to your title company.
Yes, a double close can work when your end buyer is financing, but their lender sets the timeline. What to verify, the FHA 90-day issue and how to plan.
What the due-on-sale clause means for subject-to deals, what federal law says about it, which transfers are exempt, and how investors manage the risk.
Where wholesalers get earnest money funded: own cash, JV partners, gators or an EMD lender, and why a personal loan is a poor fit for a deposit.
Auction deposits work differently from contract earnest money. Why most auction deposits can't be EMD funded, what to read in the terms, and your options.
How earnest money works on vacant land contracts, which due diligence windows keep it refundable, and how investors fund land deposits and double closes.
When a wholesaler assigns a purchase contract, what happens to the earnest money already in escrow, who gets credit at closing, and what to put in writing.
How EMD funding is priced: an upfront fee, flat or a percentage of the deal, Axelrad's $500 minimum, what you owe if the deal cancels, and how it compares.
How EMD funding works on multifamily and commercial contracts: larger deposits, staged deposits, due diligence periods and when a deposit goes hard.
Your C-buyer backed out before closing. What to do in the first hour, how to protect your deposit, and when extended funding or a hold loan fits.
Equipment financing vs leasing compared: ownership, Section 179, total cost, flexibility and cash flow, with a decision checklist for your next purchase.
When your resale can't close the same day, extended transactional funding can bridge the gap. How it works, what to ask, and how to plan it early.
The FHA 90-day resale rule can block a double close when the end buyer uses an FHA loan. What the regulation says and how investors plan around it.
Planning your first flip? A step-by-step guide to the team, money, deal criteria and financing, plus a 30-item starter checklist from a private lender.
A line-item fix and flip budget template by trade, with contingency, soft costs and a checklist so your rehab budget holds up with lenders and contractors.
Build a house flipping business plan: buy box, unit economics, capital, team, systems and KPIs, with a fill-in outline and a scaling checklist.
Close your flip purchase on time: a step-by-step closing checklist covering loan docs, title, insurance, entity paperwork, funds and day-one rehab prep.
Check title, condition, permits, comps, zoning, flood risk and your numbers before you close on a flip. A printable due diligence checklist.
Compare flip exit strategies (retail sale, wholetail, refinance to rent, seller financing) by speed, cost and risk, and pick a primary and backup exit.
What insurance a flip may need (vacant, builder's risk, liability, flood) and what lenders typically require, with a checklist of questions for your agent.
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