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Residential Transition Loans (RTL Loans)
Investing in real estate is a great way to build long-term wealth. But unless you buy a turnkey property, it usually involves some transitional work, such as renovation or construction. Fortunately, you can finance capital-intensive construction projects with...
Limited Capital? Use The BRRRR Method
You don’t need a lot of money to invest in real estate. With an asset-based lender like ABL and a capital-light investing strategy, you can start your real estate investing journey in no time. In this article, we’ll explain how to accelerate your profits with the...
The Top 15 Cities for Rental Investments in 2025
Buying rental property is a great way to earn passive income and benefit from long-term appreciation. With a lending partner like ABL, you can unlock long-term rental loans that help you maximize your returns. Take a look at the top 15 cities for rental investments...
Private Money vs. Hard Money: When You Need Funds Fast
As a real estate investor, you need reliable funding to seize deal opportunities. But what if you’ve exhausted all your traditional financing options? When considering private money vs hard money loans, both can be valuable resources for securing your next deal. But...
Generate Passive Income With This Single-Family Rental (SFR) Investment Strategy
A single-family rental investment strategy is an excellent source of passive income. Imagine earning a steady stream of income without the daily grind. With single-family rentals, you can! But it takes the right knowledge, funding, and partners. Read on to learn more...
10 Best Practices for Flipping Houses in Texas
Flipping houses in Texas can be a lucrative gig. Not only did the Lonestar State have the second-biggest GDP of any U.S. state in 2023, but from 2022 to 2023, it had the largest numeric population growth. This is good news for home flippers. It means demand for...
Asset Based Lending vs Cash Flow Lending: Which Is Right For You?
With so many financing options available to real estate investors, knowing which lending structure is best for your business can be challenging. If you want an alternative to traditional bank lending, consider asset based lending vs cash flow lending. Both offer speed...
What Are Asset Based Loans? How They Work & How To Get Them
When you have lots of capital tied up in properties, it can be hard to scale your real estate investment portfolio. So why not leverage your equity? Unlike traditional mortgages based on creditworthiness, asset-based loans (aka hard money loans or private money loans)...
DSCR Loans Explained
One of real estate investing’s first hurdles to individual entrepreneurs is funding – as the saying goes, “It takes money to make money.” But, for many would-be real estate investors, finding initial financing to kickstart or extend a real estate portfolio is...
The Top 10 Questions to Ask A Hard Money Lender
Hard money lending is increasingly popular, especially for real estate investors, as traditional banking institutions clamp down on financing and become more stringent due to regulatory winds shifting and higher interest rates. Don’t fall for the first hard money...
5 Tips For Building The Ultimate Draw Schedule
For any value-add fix-and-flip or new build construction project, you’ll live and die by your draw schedule. Managing and monitoring cash flow is as important as the actual construction, and a well-managed and maintained (and realistic) draw schedule goes a long way...
The BRRRR Strategy for Beginners in Real Estate Investing
Though plenty of "get rich quick" real estate courses and schemes abound these days, few new real estate investment strategies beat the classics – and perhaps none is as classic as the BRRRR Method. The BRRRR Method (short for buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat) is a...
The Top 5 Cities to Invest In Texas
Texas has cemented its status as a prime destination for real estate investors, driven by soaring real estate prices fueled by rapid population growth and a thriving job market. According to recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, Texas experienced the highest...
Andrew Whitmire Featured Deal
North Carolina Featured Deal Andrew Whitmire, ABL’s Territory Manager in the Carolinas, recently finalized a DSCR loan in Southport, North Carolina, with a new borrower. The borrower initially engaged with another lender for a fix and flip loan but sought additional...
Anticipated Dip: Mortgage Rates Expected to Ease Post Soft April 2024 Jobs Report
Mortgage Rates Expected to Ease Post Soft April Jobs Report May 3rd’s report brings significant implications for real estate investors suggesting a growing likelihood of interest rate cuts in 2024, following three months of economic challenges. Over the past quarter,...
Miami FL Fix and Flip Featured Deal
Fix and Flip Deal in Miami, Florida Paul Barash, Asset Based Lending’s Assistant Vice President of Lending in Florida, recently closed a refinance and construction completion loan on a halfway completed build in Miami, Florida. The borrower discovered ABL online and...
Greg’s Featured Deal in Chicago, Illinois
Multifamily Refinance and Renovation in Chicago, Illinois Greg Dietz, Asset Based Lending’s Vice President of Lending, recently closed a multifamily refinance and renovation in Chicago, Illinois for a first-time borrower and experienced real estate investor. Greg has...
Texas New Construction Featured Deal
TX New Construction Featured Deal in Northeast Houston, Texas Seth Blumenthal, one of Asset Based Lending’s leading loan officers, recently closed a ground up new construction loan for a 4-unit townhome development in Northeast Houston, Texas. This deal was brought to...
Featured Deal: Multifamily Property Purchase
Multifamily Property Purchase in St. Joseph Missouri Michael Chadwick is Asset Based Lending’s Vice President and Area of Manager for New England. He joined ABL in 2020 with 20 years of real estate and financial services experience. As a real estate investor himself,...
Featured Deal: New Bedford MA Stabilized Multifamily Bridge Loan
Stabilized Bridge Loan Featured Deal in New Bedford, Massachusetts Torin Francis, one of Asset Based Lending’s leading loan officers, recently closed a stabilized bridge loan in New Bedford, Massachusetts with a new borrower. This acquisition of a 5-unit property,...
Featured Deal: Franklin Lakes NJ New Construction Luxury Single Family
New Construction Featured Deal in Franklin Lakes, New Jerset Kevin Mohollen, one of Asset Based Lending’s Loan Officers for New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, recently funded a land purchase and single-family new construction deal in Franklin Lakes New Jersey....
Top 6 Kitchen Design Trends
The kitchen is many people’s favorite room in the house- it’s where you host guests, bond with family and friends, and of course it’s where you can find your favorite snacks. It’s no wonder that kitchens have a major impact on a home’s overall value! Statista reported...
Flip Volume Down, But Profits Up, Especially in Southern Markets
Since the first quarter of 2022 when the percentage of flipped homes sold peaked at 9.9%, the flipping market experienced a slowdown. Flipping rates dropped down to 8% in the second quarter of 2023, lower than they have dropped in the last three years. Though the...
Newly Built Homes Are Playing a Big Role in The Housing Market
In recent weeks, there has been a noticeable decline in mortgage rates. However, the housing sector faced a setback with a peak near 8% last month, negatively affecting new home sales, according to the latest findings from the Commerce Department. The stats reveal a...
Top 5 Cities to Invest In Arizona
With breathtaking landscapes and bustling cities, Arizona is gearing up for an exciting journey in the housing market as we emerge from Q4 of 2023. What's on the horizon? Well, the crystal ball says that 2024 is likely to see a gradual rise in the housing market, all...
- Residential Transition Loans (RTL Loans)
Investing in real estate is a great way to build… Read more: Residential Transition Loans (RTL Loans) - Limited Capital? Use The BRRRR Method
You don’t need a lot of money to invest in… Read more: Limited Capital? Use The BRRRR Method - The Top 15 Cities for Rental Investments in 2025
Buying rental property is a great way to earn passive… Read more: The Top 15 Cities for Rental Investments in 2025 - Private Money vs. Hard Money: When You Need Funds FastAs a real estate investor, you need reliable funding to… Read more: Private Money vs. Hard Money: When You Need Funds Fast
- Generate Passive Income With This Single-Family Rental (SFR) Investment StrategyA single-family rental investment strategy is an excellent source of… Read more: Generate Passive Income With This Single-Family Rental (SFR) Investment Strategy
