How to Finance Your Real Estate Deal
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How you finance your next real estate transaction will depend on how much cash you have available, your credit capability, and your long term goals.
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How to Finance Your Real Estate Deal
- 1. How to Finance Your Real Estate Investment
- 2. www.JimPellerin.com How you finance your next real estate transaction will depend on how much cash you have available, your credit capability, and your long term goals.
- 3. www.JimPellerin.com If you have cash for the necessary down payment and closing costs then you can use traditional financing methods (mortgage). If not, then you have to be more creative.
- 4. www.JimPellerin.com Your credit capability is based on your credit score and your financing ratios
- 5. www.JimPellerin.com Your credit score mostly looks at: 1. how much credit you have 2. how long you have had the credit 3. how good you are at making payments
- 6. www.JimPellerin.com A minimum allowable credit score varies but is usually around 600. An excellent credit score is 800 and up.
- 7. www.JimPellerin.com Gross Debt Service Ratio (GDS) Your GDS is calculated by comparing your monthly housing costs (mortgages, taxes, insurance, heating) divided by how much income (employment, rent, investments, etc.) you receive.
- 8. www.JimPellerin.com Total Debt Service Ratio (TDS) Your TDS is calculated by comparing all of our monthly debt (housing costs, credit cards, loans) divided by how much income (employment, rent, interest, etc.) you receive.
- 9. www.JimPellerin.com 3 Most Popular Ways to Finance Your Real Estate Investment
- 10. www.JimPellerin.com 1. Conventional Financing Requires a significant down payment by the investor. Most financial institutions will provide financing of up to 80 percent of the purchase price of an investment property.
- 11. www.JimPellerin.com 2. Seller Financing There are several forms of seller financing, but one of the most popular ones is vendor take back (VTB). A VTB is where the current owner (vendor) agrees to “loan” the purchaser a portion of the purchase price.
- 12. www.JimPellerin.com 3. Joint Venture Another common way for investors to purchase investment properties is by entering into a joint venture partnership with another person.
- 13. www.JimPellerin.com There are a lot more variations on these scenarios such as different seller financing options, different ways to borrow the down payment, and various other forms of financing
- 14. www.JimPellerin.com Check out my book for a Step by Step approach on how you can get started in Real Estate Investing. Real Estate Investing: The 7 Step Solution to Making Millions in Real Estate
- 15. www.JimPellerin.com Jim Pellerin has been investing in real estate for over 25 years. He is the author of Real Estate Investing: The 7 Step Solution to Making Millions in Real Estate Check out his blog at jimpellerin.com
Editor's Notes
- Your credit score is determined by independent credit bureaus and is calculated by looking at how much credit you have, how long you have had the credit, and how good you are at making your payments on a regular basis.
- A minimum allowable credit score varies but is usually around 600. An excellent credit score is 800 and up. The better the credit score, the more financing options are available. A lender is more willing to entertain creative options when financing a property for someone with an excellent credit score.
- Your financing ratios are calculated by comparing how much debt (mortgages, taxes, credit cards, etc.) you are carrying divided by how much income (employment, rent, interest, etc.) you receive. There are two main ratios. The gross debt service (GDS) is used to calculate the debt income ratio for just your housing costs (mortgage interest).
- The total debt service (TDS) is used to calculate the debt income ratio for all debt including any personal loans and credit cards. Another term used is debt to income (DTI) ratio. The standard maximum allowable GDS is 32 percent and the standard maximum allowable TDS is 40 percent, but a lot of lenders will allow a bit higher.
- Conventional financing Conventional financing usually requires a significant down payment by the investor. Most financial institutions will provide financing of up to 80 percent of the purchase price of an investment property. This means the purchaser must provide the other 20 percent. Also note that additional cash is required to cover closing costs, which include items such as legal fees, title fees, and land transfer tax. Depending on the jurisdiction, you can estimate an additional 1 percent to 2 percent of the purchase price for closing costs.
- Seller financing, vendor take back There are several forms of seller financing, but one of the most popular ones is vendor take back (VTB). A VTB is where the current owner (vendor) agrees to “loan” the purchaser a portion of the purchase price. It’s called a “vendor take back” because the vendor is taking back a portion of his payment in the form of a loan to the purchaser. This loan is usually secured by a mortgage registered on the title of the property being sold. Some lending institutions have limitations on how much of the purchase price is being financed through other sources. Some require a minimum of 10 percent of the purchase price be directly from the investor’s cash. For example, let’s say an investor is looking at purchasing a property for $300,000. The vendor has agreed to hold back a loan for $30,000. The purchaser has to put $30,000 to complete the purchase.
- Joint venture Another common way for investors to purchase investment properties is by entering into a joint venture partnership with another partner. The joint venture could be set up so that the partner provides the down payment and the closing costs and the investor handles all other aspects such as finding the property, finding the tenants, and all the property management. This is a very popular arrangement in real estate investment circles, especially for busy professionals who have the capital to invest, but not the time to deal with the operational aspects of real estate investing. The joint venture agreement would outline what each partner would be contributing to the overall venture.
- So there you have a few ways to finance your real estate investment. But like most things in real estate investing, there are a lot more variations on these scenarios such as different seller financing options, different ways to borrow the down payment, and various other forms of financing.