Now that the spring season is upon us, fix and flip investors are hard at work getting their properties ready. When getting your property market ready, many sellers will focus all their energy on the inside of the home despite the crucial role curb appeal plays in attracting potential homebuyers. First impressions matter whether online … Read more
In real estate investing, particularly fix and flip investing, choosing the right property to invest in can determine if the project will be profitable. So, before selecting a property to flip it’s important to know what the value of the home will be after renovations, or the After-Repair Value (ARV). What Is ARV? Simply put … Read more
Before starting in real estate investing let’s go over some commonly asked hard money lending questions. What is Hard Money? Hard money loans are a specific type of asset-based loans that are secured by real estate collateral. Hard money loans are generally given through private investors or companies. Who Uses Hard Money? The main individuals … Read more
Getting started in real estate investing can present you with a whole new vocabulary. Luckily, we’ve compiled the following list of industry terms which you are likely to hear if you jump into the hard money/ real estate investing space. Terms: After Repair Value (ARV) – This is an estimate, based on comparable properties near … Read more
Bridge Loan Network is the industry solution for streamlining the process of originating hard money loans. With more features than before, your company can do more on Bridge Loan Network’s Loan Origination System (LOS). Our team has taken some of the most tedious tasks and offered them to you with the click of a button. … Read more
Simply stated, how your lending process is structured holds a significant role in how efficient, compliant and quick your organization is in processing a loan from application to closing. Quite often we meet individuals whose main form of a “Loan Origination System” or “Loan Management System” is with many, many excel files and back and … Read more
Top real estate professionals are always on the lookout for new tools and technology solutions to help their businesses gain a competitive advantage over their competitors. Plus, it’s also getting harder and harder to compete in the real estate industry without utilizing the right technology solutions. To help determine the software that will be the … Read more
Many real estate investors are seeing an increasing demand to add technological or “smart” upgrades to their projects. This is attributed to both an increase in desire from prospective tenants or homeowners and to the additional value, these smart upgrades add to the properties. According to Consumer Reports, smart home features can boost your home’s resale … Read more
If you are familiar with the real estate industry, you’ve surely heard of the new “tiny house” craze. This movement is a way for home-buyers to save thousands of dollars, and valuable time on home improvement projects, by purchasing homes that are way smaller than a normal property. On average, the typical American home is … Read more
Investing in the real estate biz can be a great source of income, but you must jump through a few hoops before you gain a profit you are satisfied with. When people first start out in the industry, they often wonder how they will acquire the necessary funds to start investing in the industry. When … Read more