Showing posts with label Money. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Money. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

How to Raise Private Money for Buying Multifamily Properties

When it comes to raising private money for your multifamily property deals, you are only limited by the scope of your imagination and creativity. The amazing thing is that there is a simple, four-part formula that you can use to raise private money for apartments. Most people, however, don't know about this formula much less that there are four parts and what those four parts are. Let us take a look at each of these four parts.

Remember that all four of these parts need to happen simultaneously for the formula to perform optimally.

Predisposed: You don't want to make this a difficult process. So to make it easy, you need to target people who are already predisposed to investing in real estate such as apartments. They have already shown some affinity, some familiarity, and some willingness to invest in real estate. They don't need persuading that real estate is a good investment vehicle. The only thing you have to sell them on is you and your deal.

Control : Capital preservation is the first thing that comes into people's minds before they will release their money. Control is described best as when you are putting together an investment vehicle, how does the investor feel that they are retaining control over the transaction if something goes wrong? If the borrower does not perform, how does the investor get control of the situation?

Low Risk: The second complimentary part to Control is low risk. How do I design a real estate investment vehicle that is as low risk as possible for the investor? Ideally, it is no risk and if you go to the extreme, it is risk reversal. The investor comes out ahead if the borrower doesn't perform.

High Return: Once you have identified someone who is predisposed to investing in real estate and they realize that it is low risk, then their human greed factor kicks in. The private investor then wants to know how he or she is getting a high return for low risk. You have to craft an investment for them that yields a high return but doesn't give away too much of your profits.

The basis of this private money formula is that you are crafting a financial product thru apartment investing. The more you can package up your deal, and quickly and clearly articulate its merits makes all of the difference in the world in raising private monies. With this formula alone, you probably know more about raising private money than 80% of real estate entrepreneurs out there. The key is remembering that all four components need to be done at the same time in order for you to be successful.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Wealth Building - Other People's Money (opm): What The Rich And Wealthy Have Known For Years

Getting rich isn't all about hard work. In fact hard work has got little to do with getting rich. It's not that I don't advocate hard work, I do. I love working hard but I especially like to see myself and others working smart. I know that getting rich and achieving success is not exclusively the domain of blood, sweat and tears. I've seen friends, work colleagues and family work themselves to the bone for little or no reward.

The Cult of Hard Work, Self-Sacrifice and The Golden Goose

There is a cult of self-sacrifice evident in our culture that warrants you to be extra busy, working super hard, and putting in crazy hours. When it comes to personal wealth building and attaining success, you're the golden goose. However, you can only push the golden goose so hard before he/she stops laying those golden eggs. Without exception every golden goose will eventually run out of energy, capacity or enthusiasm. Therefore, learning how to utilise Other Peoples Time, Money and Skills (i.e. leveraging) is a pre-requisite to becoming rich, building wealth and achieving success.

Other Peoples Money & Leverage

In general terms, getting access to Other People's Money (OPM) is a form of leverage that enables you to go beyond the limits of your own resources and instead apply resourcefulness to everything you do. In business terms, leverage is the key that differentiates self-employed person who owns a job from the business owner who own a business. In financial/investment terms it means getting access to cash that's not yours in order to buy assets that you control and that produce income.

What the Rich and Wealthy Have Know for Years

The richest and especially the wealthiest people in the world have known about leveraging Other People's Money for years. Everyone from Jean Paul Getty, Aristotle Onassis and Donald Trump have excelled at this wealth building principle numero uno. Their use of OPM to buys assets is legendary. Onassis in particular is known for having secured contracts to transport ore and oil in ships and tankers he didn't yet own and then going to the banks securing the loans to buy the ships and tankers using the contracts. A brazen and gifted deal-maker if there ever was one!
People go about building wealth or acquiring assets in different ways based on their background, past experiences and what they have been taught or know about money. For the most part people think of great riches and wealth as largely unattainable because of the model or mindset they have about money. What most people fail to understand is that you actually don't need money to make money. Sure it helps but what you really need is access to Other People's Money in order to make money.

The Benefits of Utilising Other People's Money

OPM buys you time; it enables you do things before you would otherwise be able to do them. It allows you participate in deals your own resources don't allow you to do. It enables you make choices you couldn't otherwise make. It takes the average person many, many years to accumulate wealth or build a business entirely from their own resources. By utilising the power of Other People's Money you can fast-track your personal wealth building or the growth of a business. Importantly, your personal wealth building is no longer limited to what you have been able to save and invest from your earned income.

Getting High on OPM Real Estate

Most people's typical first experience of using Other People's Money is when they take on a mortgage to buy their home. Typically, their initial down-payment combined with their contract of employment that demonstrates their ability to produce future income is enough for them to secure a mortgage loan against home. Unfortunately your home is not an asset, well it is, but it's the bank's asset as they are making income from the loan advanced, not you. If you can get a bank to advance you a mortgage loan so as to purchase an investment rental property (an asset) whereby you get to retain what remains of the rental income after you pay the mortgage, then you have used Other People's Money to buy and asset to produce income. In order to secure this loan you need to demonstrate to the bank that you are a safe bet. They will typically want to see that you have at least 20% of the purchase price as a down-payment and sufficient net income being generated by this asset and other sources to ride out any changes in interest rates, rental void periods etc.

Getting High on OPM Business

In business, entrepreneurs and business owners get access to Other People's Money when they write a business plan which they present to a business agent or venture capitalist i.e. investors. This process is known as raising capital. In return for the money (known as capital) received the investor who provided the capital typically receives equity (i.e. shareholding) in the business. Money can also be borrowed from a bank and the bank is repaid the principal and also receives interest on the loan. It's the business owner's job to put this capital to good use; to produce products or services that generate sales revenue to pay back the loan and, of course, all the other expenditures of the business.
Other People's Money is always available and accessible to a greater or lesser extent depending on overall market conditions. Your first responsibility as an entrepreneur or investor seeking capital is to understand and inform yourself as to the multiple sources of OPM and numerous deal structures that utilise OPM.

Jumping Through the Window of Opportunity

Finally, the chief take-away from all this talk about Other People's Money is that rather than saying to yourself I can't afford to start a business or I don't have the money to invest in that deal you now know there are no real excuses or limitations. Not that using Other People's Money is without its pitfalls. Like every financial transaction there are inherent risks. Firstly, you are liable to repay the capital borrowed and generally provide an agreed additional return to the investor. However, that's not up for discussion here. The key thing for now is to realize that you can always get access to Other People's Money to enable you participate in deals and do things you previously thought weren't possible. You can start jumping through the window of opportunity when it's open...and as you begin implementing this principle of Other People's Money into your business and personal wealth building endeavours you begin to realise its open all the time!

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Risk And Money Management In Trading With The Kelly Ratio

You have a limited amount of money for trading whether it is ,000 or ,000,000, once it's gone, you are done with trading. The problem is that you can have a long string of losing trades before you hit a winner with your trading system.

The riskier you're trading strategy, the more thought you need to give to your money management style. Otherwise, you can find yourself out of the market with a margin call in no time. Let's say, you trade 100% of your account. You only need one losing trade to lose 100% of your account. Suppose, you divide your trading account into 10 equal parts. Now, you can have 10 losers before you are out of the market.

You want to reduce risk further in your trading. You divide the capital in the trading account into 100 equal parts. Now, you only risk 1/100 of the capital in the trading account on a single trade. Suppose you lose. You only lose 1/100 of the capital. Suppose, you lose 100 times in a row. You are done. But the chances of making 100 losing trades in a row statistically speaking are very very low. So, you are on a more safe ground. This is the essence of risk management. You only risk what you can afford to lose. Experienced traders divide the capital in their account into 50 equal parts and they risk only 1/50 of the capital on a single trade. In other words, they don't risk more than 2% on each trade. This should give you the idea. Trading is all about long term survival. You lose in the start but eventually you start hitting winners consistently. This grows the capital in your trading account into a large sum by compouding the wins overtime.

So as long as there is some chance of losing your money, you don't want to bet it all on one trade. But as long as there is some chance of making money, you want to give enough exposure to your winning trade to make a decent profit. So how do you figure it out?

So what you need is a good money management system that tells you the position size for each trade that you should bet. Kelly Criterion emerged from the work done on signal noise issues in 1950s in the famous Bell Labs. Very soon, the mathematicians who had developed this formula saw its' application in gambling and trading and in no time this formula took off with the traders.

What you need to do is first select a trading system that you think you will use in your trading. Now make a number of trades with that trading system something like 30-40 trades. Use the data from these 30-40 trades to calculate the ratio of winning trades to the losing trades made by that trading system. Also calculate the average return on a winning trade plus the percentage of winning trades that the trading system makes. Now use this formula to calculate the Kelly Ratio: Kelly %age=W-{(1-W)/R}. This ratio will tell you the percentage of your trading account that you can risk on a single trade using that trading system.

W is the percentage of winning trades that the system makes over time. R is the average gain of the winning trade over the average loss of the losing trade. Many traders divide this percentage by 2 to be on a more safe side.

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Borrowing Money With Bad Credit

How To Hassle Free Borrow With Job Earnings

It you have a job and need to borrow money for a short term emergency, you can use your salary as "collateral" to a bank or lending company and they will let you borrow the money you need. When borrowing money with bad credit you need to be creative. Payday loans are the most common loan of this type that accept people with bad credit but if your income is high enough you can use it to qualify with a regular bank for more traditional borrowing.

With a job pay advance loan you must provide a post-dated check and lender will deposit the money you borrow into your checking account, repayment will draft automatically when you receive your due paycheck from employment. Payday loans are very popular because of their flexibility, near instant funding and easy approvals, with millions of dollars borrowed each and every month.

Advantage:
Near Instant Money Funded Direct Into Your Account
No Credit Check - Bankruptcy OK, Foreclosure OK, Repossessions OK
Quick, Easy Online Application Process - Fill Out A Quick Form To Borrow
Loans Borrowed Are Unsecured - No Security Needed

Disadvantages:
Attaches To Your Bank Account
Expensive Borrowing Costs
Paycheck Deductions Mean Smaller Paycheck Come Next Payday
Typically Short Borrowing Repayment Periods

Have you heard about the dangers of borrowing payday loans? Well there is truth in what is said, borrowing too many payday loans at once can lead to a bad situation in which all the payments are deducted from your paycheck leaving little left for you come next payday. As you can imagine, not an ideal situation that can lead to financial trouble, but if you know how to manage payday loan borrowing effectively, it can be a powerful financial tool in a pinch.

Learn How To Easily Borrow With Creative Security

If you are cash strapped, broke, in need of money fast, the first avenue many turn to is to use a pawn broker where you can pawn personal items of real value to the store. These stores will accept personal items like jewelry, watches, gadgets, musical instruments and even personal computers.

The pawn broker will assess the value of your item and the money will be given to you in exchange for your personal items as security for the loan. If you fail to meet the repayment obligations the pawnshop will keep what you put up as security for the money.

Advantage:
Instant Funding of The Money You Borrow
No Credit Check - Bankruptcy OK, Foreclosure OK, Repossessions OK
Simple Borrowing Process - Typically a Short Form To Fund
Very Flexible Acceptance of Security Items

Disadvantages:
Requires Security Deposit of Something Valuable
You Can Only Borrow A Small Portion of The Securities Actual Value
High Borrowing Costs

Most pawnshops will keep the items you have for a month or more with interest. If you are not able to pay to redeem the loan in a month, you can renew the pawn agreement effectively extending the terms paying only interest. It will go on until you get your item back. If at any time you stop paying the monthly interest on the money you borrowed, your personal item will be forfeited, put on sale or auctioned off. The monthly interest rate is high too. Not necessarily the ideal solution to borrow money with bad credit, a pawnshop loan offers an option that can be considered in an emergency.

How To Quickly Borrow Against Your Car Title

Another method for borrowing money with bad credit is to use your car as collateral. Most title loans for bad credit people will not require a credit check and use the car to secure the money you borrow.

Additionally you can consider borrowing using a refinance of your car loan, in which you borrow in excess of what you currently owe. In lieue of a title loan check out our recommended bad credit car loans for a possible refinance, in some cases you can quickly reduce what you pay in bills and free up additional money. Both borrowing options require a certain minimum value in your car and or the equity you have in the car. The amount you can borrow is based on your autos value.

The lender will ask to assess your vehicles value which as you would suspect includes factors such as the vehicle model, its condition and the year it was made. Borrowing with bad credit based on a title loan will let you get access to money in a hurry, but the lender will keep the title on your car as security for your repayment. Much like payday loan borrowing the grace period for repayment is typically 30 days and it is renewable every month thereafter, but this can vary so read your contract carefully.

Like all borrowing with bad credit, a title loan will inherently have a high percentage interest charge, and can be considered expensive when compared with good credit loan options. This is the unfortunate reality when borrowing bad credit money. If you default in payment or you are falling too far in arrears with your payments the lender has the option to repossess your vehicle.

Advantage:
Fast Borrowing Option
Bad Credit OK - Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Repossessions Accepted
Possibility Of Borrowing Bigger Loan Amounts

Disadvantages:
Car Value Assessment Must Be Made
Car Pledged As Security - Risk Of Losing Car In Case of Default
High Borrowing Costs

If you default, the lender will sell your vehicle to replace the borrowed money. If the cost of your vehicle is not enough to cover the loan that you have borrowed, you will be asked to pay the difference on top of losing your car to repossession. You have the option to recover the vehicle in some cases but you will have to do it before the vehicle is sold to another buyer and you need to pay the necessary fees which can include the interest, repossession fee and the outstanding loan amount you have with the title lender.

Beware of title loans as you could well be pledging as security your means of getting to and from work.

Understanding How To Borrow Money With Bad Credit

Are you noticing a trend among the borrowing options for people with bad credit? Higher costs, interest increases, risk of pledged security, and hassle. To borrow a with bad credit history you need to make it worthwhile for lender in some way, to make it worth the higher risk of letting you borrow the money you want. Unfortunately that translates into higher fees in most cases.

Knowing how to borrow with bad credit is as much about understanding what the lenders want to make the loan a win win for both parties.

Your bad credit score need not prevent you from borrowing, but the best option is to work to fix your credit, get back on your financial feet and unlock all the benefits good credit borrowing can provide.

If you want to learn more about creative borrowing for people with bad credit check out our guide on how to buy a house with bad credit. Or check out how to get a mortgage with bad credit if you are interested in financing your home.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Paypal Cash Money - Learn How To Make Your Own Paypal Cash Money Fast

Many people may be known of Paypal as one of the world's best online secured credit-card payment facilitators. It has supported over many countries around the world for its users to receive money or take money or even to make money by bringing more businesses to PAYPAL. Due to its convenience online service, you no longer have to queue at bank to pay your telegraphictransfer. Whether you are an online merchant or a buyer, PAYPAL is one of the best ways to make your transaction secured. Of course, you can also earn paypal cash too.
Paypal allows shoppers to:
Choose to pay using your credit and debit card, or bank account.
Make secure purchases without exposing your credit card number or bank information.
Using PayPal to shop on eBay or thousands of merchants worldwide.
Paypal allows sellers to:
Make credit and debit card transactions and bank account payments for low transaction fees.
Use Paypal to your website instantly
Gain access to a growing user list with millions of active online shoppers.
Good Points of Using Paypal:
No monthly or start-upfees or cancellation fees orno minimum payments. Lower transaction fees than other merchant accounts
Quick setup - Sign up and get started in minutes. No extra software or hardware needed
Paypal is an market leader in fraud prevention.It has 60%-70% lower fraud loss rates than other merchant accounts
Wide Network of buyers - One in three online buyers in the U.S. has a PayPal account, and over 58,000 users worldwide sign up for PayPal each day.
Earning Paypal Cash Money
Well, at this point you are wondering what you'll need to do to make all this PayPal cash money. Well, continue to reading this post to discover one of the fastest way to make Paypal money fast. For those of you are unfamiliar with Paypal, you need to know that Paypal allows any publisher to make as much as ,000 per each person you refer to PayPal.
Upon signing up the Paypal Merchant Referral Bonus Program, you are able to receive a portion of the transaction amounts of people you referred to PayPal. Once your affiliate supplier has used PayPal and receive a total of 0.00, you immediately receive an initial bonus of .00. Additionally, you will get 0.5% of the total amount of their payments for 12 months, up to ,000. At this point you must introduce Paypal in your blog or website. Write about PayPal and give users unique information about it. Telling to people the pros and cons about PayPal, how you can use Paypal to earn your paypal cash from it.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Have An Emergency? Get Money Now, Pay Later

Dealing with money can be risky. Most people don't want to gamble too much with their own money. The world of cash advances is no different. When handling these short-term loans it's important to be fully aware of what's going on.

One vital rule is to work only with a reputable lender. If you want to see the business and work with people face to face, going into a personal loan business is a good way to critique it. Analyzing a cash advance site online can be more difficult. The recent economical hard times have allowed payday loan sites to flourish. If you're going to borrow money online, be sure that you trust the online lender. A good sign is if the lender posts or sends you its lending policies. Also, before you commit to borrow money the lender should inform you of the charge for borrowing money as well as the penalty for not repaying it on time. Only work with the lenders who value openness and honesty.

Another good trait to look for is a strong lending history. It's very important that a company lends responsibly. A hassle-free process shouldn't be a substitute for low or no standards. Another good rule is this: if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. The Internet is a great resource to judge a payday loan site's character. There are a handful of different sources you can use to find helpful information about payday loans.

Certainly you don't want to be overdue on your cash advance repayment. The late penalties on payday loans are very stiff. Knowing your rights is an important part of dealing with this situation. At no time is a company allowed to threaten you with imprisonment or any other harassment. It's dangerous to give personal information like a social security number or credit card numbers on the phone. Remember you always have the option to request that loan information be mailed to you. There are several government agencies where you can report illegal practices.

A loan doesn't have to be a burden if you handle it carefully. If you don't understand something, all you have to do is read or ask a question. It's your money and no doubt you want to protect it.