408: Fundamentals of Funding: How to Find the Right Lender for Your Next Rental w/Joe Coleman

Financing rental properties is a common roadblock that prevents many rookies from investing in real estate , but finding a great lender doesn’t have to be difficult! We’ve got some timely tips, tricks, and tools that will make funding ALL of your real estate deals easier than ever! Welcome back to the Real Estate Rookie podcast! Today, we’re bringing you part one of a three-part miniseries on the fundamentals of funding. We’re joined by investor concierge at BiggerPockets, Joe Coleman, who shares some of his best advice for financing your first (or next!) rental property . In this episode, he peels back the curtain to reveal some of the nuances of financing—including when to start engaging lenders while analyzing rental properties and how to find an investor-friendly lender . Wish you could compare several loans at once? Joe shares a powerful tool that will help you do just that. He also talks about the differences between consumer-purpose and business-purpose loans and why you should be familiar with the different types of lenders and loan products that are available. Finally, stick around until the end to learn about the ONE question your lender doesn’t want you to ask—one that could help you save thousands of dollars on your investment property! In This Episode We Cover How to find funding for your first (or next!) real estate deal The ONE question you must ask your lender (that will save you a TON of money) The different types of lenders and loans you NEED to know about The easiest way to compare multiple lenders at the same time Why you should know a lender’s source of capital before borrowing from them Consumer-purpose versus business-purpose loans (and which one YOU need) And So Much More! (00:00) Intro (03:53) WHEN Do You Need a Lender? (07:26) Common Financing Misconceptions (11:50) Different Types of Lenders & Loans (20:08) Loan Requirements & Speaking with Lenders (28:26) The EASY Way to Compare Lenders (39:01) Lock In Your Interest Rate! Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/rookie-408 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email: advertise@biggerpockets.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices