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Exploring Creative Financing Strategies
Aug 9, 2024
Lecture Notes: Creative Financing in Real Estate and Business Acquisition
Key Speaker: Options Guy
Introduction
Main Message:
Life moves too fast for analysis paralysis; explore additional options for making money.
Focus:
Acquisition strategies and options for real estate, businesses, cars, etc.
Personal Rule:
Never uses own money, credit, or W2 tax history for purchases.
Personal Background
Experience:
10 years as a contractor; transitioned to real estate by leveraging options presented by others.
Turning Point:
Realization that working as a contractor for others limited personal growth and financial freedom.
Important Concepts
Options:
Additional methods to achieve financial goals without traditional constraints (money, credit, W2).
Analysis Paralysis:
Importance of action over hesitation.
Acquisition Strategies
First Real Estate Deal:
Learned to send out postcards and made $25,000 by assigning a contract to a fixer-flipper.
Key Insight:
Best leads are often the worst leads for others (e.g., properties with high seller demands).
Seller Finance:
Understanding and leveraging seller financing and subject-to deals.
Seller Financing and Subject-To Explained
Seller Finance:
Buying assets (e.g., iPhones, properties) by negotiating terms like purchase price, down payment, interest rate, and length of time.
Example:
Negotiated payment terms on an iPhone to demonstrate the concept.
Subject-To:
Taking over existing loans or debts on a property while acquiring it.
Example:
Taking over a $22 monthly payment on an iPhone.
Key Elements of Terms:
Purchase Price
Down Payment
Interest Rate
Length of Time
Real Estate Case Studies
Vacant Land Acquisition:
Purchased 50 lots by negotiating terms where the seller carries the land until houses are built and sold.
RV Parks Acquisition:
Acquired $6.3 million worth of RV parks through creative finance and partnerships without traditional loans.
Mobile Home Deal:
Purchased a mobile home worth $110,000 with a $5,000 down payment structured over six months and tenant rents covering the payments.
Overcoming Common Obstacles
Misconceptions About Ownership:
Explained ownership through examples (e.g., groceries bought with a credit card).
Networking and Creativity:
Emphasized that the key challenges are a lack of creativity and networking, not money or credit.
Conclusion
Final Message:
The value of assets is not in their purchase price but in what can be done with them.
Call to Action:
Focus on creative finance and networking to overcome perceived financial and credit limitations.
Additional Resources
Upcoming Event:
SquadUp Summit for learning creative finance, deal structuring, and networking opportunities.
Dates: April 23rd-25th in Orlando.
Website:
squadupsummit.com
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