From an investor and rehab standpoint the two big issues that people get hung up on are under estimating the rehab cost and under estimating the time to complete the project. You’ll find that if you go forward that type of lending, they’re always going to ask, “What’s your exit strategy? What’s your backup exit strategy? What’s your third exit strategy? That’s what I try to find. If I can’t refinance out, can I quick sale? Can I fire sale it? Can I do some type of creative strategy? What does it look like on a commercial note? What does it look like on a fixed 30-year, you know Fannie and Freddie note? I try to play out that worst case scenario, “can I weather that storm?” Then I back into the deal.
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