Our borrower may close a week earlier than expected because he got us what we needed upfront. We didn’t start anything until he got us those files because we knew the hassle that was to come. Submitting a loan without documents just means the lender will go back and forth with you until they have “everything they need.” But that back and forth means you wait for them to read your emails, then they’ll reply saying they’re still missing docs, you’ll send them, they’ll say some documents need revising, and the cycle continues. So have these 6 items in a folder NOW: 1. Front and back of your Driver's License 2. 2 months of bank statements (plan for roughly 5% of your loan amount in reserves) 3. Entity docs — signed Operating Agreement, EIN, Articles of Organization, Certificate of Good Standing 4. Purchase Contract (if applicable) 5. Lease Agreement (if one is in place) 6. Real Estate Owned Schedule (I have a template — just ask in the comments) Taking 1 hour to save 7 days is the best hack to getting deals to the finish line. Create that folder and tell me how quickly you close your next deal.

This is how you can get your loans closed faster. Working exclusively with investors has allowed us to learn how to get their deals CLOSED. But here are a few things we contend with borrowers on: - the documents we request - the speed which they get us those documents - picking the right battles (when to contest an appraisal, etc) PLEASE when I tell you the initial docs we need, spend the 30 min-1 hour getting them together, putting them in a folder, and sending them in. That’s all it takes to cut 7 days off your timeline. Now this is for Foreign National investors, as well. This borrower is based in the Netherlands. He got us the upfront docs we needed, submitted the application to the lender, and his file was sent to Underwriting within 24 hours. For context, the DSCR loan process looks like this after an application is submitted: 1. Initial Review (24-48 hours) 2. Processing (24-48 hours) 3. Underwriting (36-48 hours) 4. Conditional Approval 5. Resubmitted to Underwriting (36-72 hours) 6. Final Review (24 - 48 hours) 7. Clear to Close If you want to shave days to a WEEK off your deals, I’ll share the list in my next post.

Brandon’s fund bought a multifamily complex with a simple plan to increase occupancy, add value, then sell. ​ But then came the underperformance, insurance cost increases, and the interest rate hikes that blew the projections. ​ And we’re hearing lots of opinions about Brandon’s investing style but I want to focus on the investors, the limited partners (LPs), on these deals. ​ One investor, Tyler Wehrung, made a Youtube video about his investment dropping to zero. ​ He said he trusted Brandon and he invested based on the PERSON. ​ And THAT is the mistake most LPs and private money lenders make. ​ They see a seasoned investor, a public figure, a track record, and they fund the name NOT the deal. ​ ​ Hard money and DSCR lenders don't work that way for a reason. ​ They look at both: - The investor — history, credibility, execution - The deal — exit strategies, comparables, cap rates ​ They get the full picture before a single dollar moves. ​ That second layer is what too many passive investors skip entirely. And it’s what is being glossed over in this debacle. ​ ​ I'm not the one with $75K in a fund but I have lent money into deals that didn't go the way I expected. ​ And when I looked back at why- I hadn't done enough due diligence on the investor or on how my investment was actually secured. ​ I trusted the person and skipped the homework on the deal itself. ​ ​ Here's what changes this- ​ We can remind ourselves that *nothing* is guaranteed and investing comes with risk, and that you can be frustrated at how a deal turned out *and* take responsibility for what you didn't verify before you wired the money. ​ ​ Before your next deal ask for the exit strategy in writing. ​ Ask how your investment is secured. ​ Ask what happens if the projections miss. ​ Those aren't rude questions but are the due diligence you owe yourself. ​ And you are not a victim if you skipped the homework.

I've been in enough rooms to know the type. ​ 14 minutes of a 15-minute conversation is them. - Deals they've done. - Strategies they've moved past because it was "too easy to make money" *cough* wholesaling *cough* ​ It’s talk dressed up as networking but really just an audition nobody asked for. ​ And somehow those are the people being called the Big Dogs. ​ ​ But two months ago, I met a woman at a conference who started crying mid-conversation. ​ She spoke about her son. ​ How he's a good person, on the right path, and becoming someone she's proud of. ​ How glad she is to stay up late, stressed, because she’s building something great that she’ll pass down to him. ​ And all that started with one question: *"So why do you invest?"* ​ ​ Same industry but completely different people. ​ One type invests for the scoreboard, the other invests for people. ​ ​ Business isn't just business. ​ It's who you build with and why you build at all. ​ Money's not the point. ​ People are.