From Seller Financing to Private Money: 6 Ways to Fund Your Next Real Estate Deal

What if the biggest challenge in real estate investing is not finding the deal, but knowing how to fund it? In this REI Rocks Summit session, Adam shares practical strategies for financing real

estate investments based on his experience completing more than 75 transactions.

From seller financing and traditional bank loans to local banks, hard money, private money, and creative partnerships, Adam breaks down six funding options investors can use to structure deals and grow their portfolios. He also explains why thinking beyond traditional financing can open the door to more flexible and creative opportunities.

Topics Covered

• Six creative ways to fund real estate investments

• How seller financing and owner financing can create powerful opportunities

• Using existing seller loans and favorable interest rates to improve cash on cash returns

• The advantages and limitations of traditional big bank financing

• How local banks and credit unions can offer more flexible lending options

• The difference between conventional loans, commercial loans, and portfolio loans

• Using hard money and DSCR loans for investment properties

• Important factors to consider with hard money including interest rates, points, fees, and prepayment penalties

• How private money can become a valuable source of real estate capital

• Creative partnerships including joint ventures and LLC partnerships

• Financing single family properties through different lending strategies

• How investors can approach lenders more strategically

• Building a real estate portfolio one transaction at a time

Quotes

“It's just a single base hit one at a time.”

“If you can leverage seller financing, owner financing, whether it's a wrap mortgage, a subject to a loan assumption, like this can be one of these best options.”