CREATIVE REAL ESTATE FINANCING AND ACQUISITION 101 MATT THERIAULT
Creative Real Estate Financing and Acquisition 101
By Matt Theriault
C reative real estate financing consists of just about any method of financing the purchase of real estate of which doesn ’ t involve a traditional bank or an “ all cash ” transaction . The more credit and money you have to invest , the less creative you ’ ll have to be in building your real estate portfolio .
Nonetheless , even the investor with the most pristine credit score will hit a limit to qualifying for bank financing , and using “ all cash ” to build your portfolio isn ’ t typically the wisest use of your cash if another option is available , but in the end … it all depends .
In any event , it ’ s in the best interest of your “ return on investment ” ( ROI ) to arm yourself with some creative real estate financing and acquisition education . I cover 12 different creative strategies in a detailed stepbystep format in the EpicProAcademy , but let ’ s begin with some basic creative real estate investing education .
So , we ’ ll begin by assuming that you want to invest in real estate with little to no money . However , you should not restrict yourself to any one strategy in any one situation . There are many variables constantly at play in real estate investing as every situation is unique , as well is every Seller . The list below is to be used merely as a reference tool to assist you in your thinking through possible solutions to Seller ’ s needs .