🎧 Secrets of Creative Financing

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Learn the secrets of creative financing and real estate entrepreneurship.

This DOUBLE LENGTH class is Module 38 of 46 in a series called Real Estate Investing Secrets.

Topics covered in this module include:

• What is creative financing and how to use it as a real estate investor

• The 6 types of creative financing

• Why you should only do deals that are win-win for all involved

• The benefits and downsides of creative financing as an investor

• Using jargon versus general discussions… especially with sellers

• The importance of realizing that you’re not your sellers

• Why would a seller do creative financing… and why might they not do it

• The key characteristics of each type of owner financing, the benefits to the seller for doing that type, the qualifications for doing it and what the returns typically look like for each

• The dangers of specific types of owner financing and why/when you might consider doing a different strategy instead

• Dealing with seller’s equity

• Which loans should you assume and which should you consider passing on

• The differences between rent-to-own, lease-to-own, lease-option and lease-purchases and how attorneys can mix them

• How much money is required for each type of creative financing

• What happens to if you don’t buy

• An advanced strategy that can add an extra $13,500 or more to your bottom line on some deals

• With creative financing as an acquisition strategy, the options can you utilize on the back end

• How active/passive are creative financing strategies and what is the typical holding period

• What are the most common exits from creative financing deals and what financing do your buyers typically use

• Is creative financial and real estate entrepreneurship more of a real estate investor activity or a real estate entrepreneurial activity

• What money is required to do creative financing… the most common requirements and less common options

• What credit is required and for which creative financing strategy

• What skills are required to do creative financing

• Are creative financing strategies active or passively stable

• How scalable is utilizing creative financing and what are its limitations and strengths

• How risky is creative financing… including a list of its risks

• How do you find creative financing deals including a discussion of lazy and poor marketing methods

• What are the best (and worst) market conditions for creative financing

• How easily available/accessible are creative financing deals and where do you find them

• Can you invest using creative financing strategies with your retirement accounts

• A detailed discussion of the most common Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Should Be Ask Questions (SAQs) about creative financing

• How to think about collecting fees from your tenant-buyers

• Plus much more...

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Love,

James Orr

*As of May 12, 2025 the total number of downloads across all Real Estate Financial Planner™ city-specific real estate investing podcasts for all episodes over all-time is over 205,170.