In this article This article is presented by Easy Street Capital. Read our editorial guidelines for more information. In January, we published an article about DSCR loans, a product increasingly used by more and more real estate investors to scale their portfolios. Known for easy qualification...

In this article Did you know you may be charged a prepayment penalty for attempting to pay off your loans early?  Prepayment penalties are fees that some lenders charge if you refinance or pay your mortgage off early. Not only are they...

In this article A blanket mortgage is useful for real estate investors with a large real estate portfolio. Also called a blanket loan, the mortgage consolidates several separate loans into a single mortgage. For many experienced investors, having one loan payment...

In this article This article is presented by Kiavi. Read our editorial guidelines for more information. If you’re a real estate investor looking to grow your portfolio, you are likely aware of the difficulties of finding adequate funding. You may have had to meet...

In this article Most investors would agree that buying an investment property is different than buying your primary home. While a traditional mortgage may make sense for your main home, this is not always the best option for an investment property....

In this article Fixer-uppers can be transformed into fantastic places to live. They can also get expensive. In addition to your mortgage loan, you will often need to pay for repairs out of pocket or get a short-term, high-interest loan. What...

In this article Real estate is widely considered the best and more consistent investment around. However, calculating the value of your investment is more challenging than checking your monthly Edward Jones statement. Multiple ways to calculate your return on investment (ROI) for...

In this article Calculating the principal and interest on your mortgage helps you identify the actual cost of a property. If you have a $400,000 loan at a 30-year fixed rate of 5%, the amount you spend after 30 years isn’t...

In this article This article is presented by Easy Street Capital. Read our editorial guidelines for more information. In recent years, a fairly new loan product: Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) loans, has become enormously popular with real estate investors. DSCR loans have...

In this article This article is presented by Aloha Capital. Read our editorial guidelines for more information. More and more real estate investors are exploring what it might look like to be on the other side of the closing table. I don’t mean being...