Mortgage Finance

Investment opportunities with attractive rates of return in a secure investment vehicle are extremely rare and difficult to find. But what if I told you that you can invest passively in real estate and earn predictable 'mailbox money' each and every month? This audiobook will take you step-by-step into a little-known area of investing: Private Mortgage Lending. Financing options available to investors who want to purchase and renovate real estate can be limited. Traditional mortgage lenders are reluctant to loan money for properties requiring extensive remodeling or repairs.

Filing for bankruptcy or thinking about It? If so, listen to this book first! Bankruptcy Didn't Break Me! is your complete guide to rebuilding your life and credit after a bankruptcy, written by a 17-year finance expert who was once in your shoes. Bankruptcy can be overwhelming, stressful, and make you feel hopeless. This book was written to help navigate you through the bankruptcy process and help you recover quicker so you can start enjoying life again.

Use These Strategies To Help You Get Off To A Great Start This is a basic understanding of buying and selling real estate. You will learn how to evaluate properties quickly and plan exit strategies that will help you in any transaction. If you don’t know much about real estate or investing, then this is a good place to start. Manage “Eighty percent of success is showing up” – Woody Allen There is a reason managers of hedge funds, and mutual funds and other investments of this nature take a fee. The toughest part is not finding the deal or even getting the money, it’s the actual ...

This first book of the Real Estate Knowledge Series, Securing Grant Money: Step-by-Step Guide for First Time Homebuyers, will guide you through the actions in acquiring your first home and receiving a forgivable loan or grant money for your down payment. Eligibility requirements must be met in the county of your purchase. Which means your income will need to be below the median income of the area you are purchasing in.

Have you ever had a deal fall through because of a home inspection? Are you afraid your home inspector might scare away buyers? Do you want new clients without hunting for leads? Whether you’ve sold hundreds of homes or still have yet to close your first deal, the same principle applies: You’re only as good as your last sale. Which is why you need to use everything in your toolkit to make sure your next client ends up feeling good about their purchase. And if there’s one tool you should be using, it’s a thorough home inspection.

In the depths of the Great Recession, a cancer nurse, a car dealership worker, and an insurance fraud specialist helped uncover the largest consumer crime in American history - a scandal that implicated dozens of major executives on Wall Street. They called it foreclosure fraud: Millions of families were kicked out of their homes based on false evidence by mortgage companies that had no legal right to foreclose.

Discover why not every lender is created equal, how to talk the language of real estate, so you can converse on an even playing field. Discover the loan programs that offer no and low down payment options, favorable rates, and easy qualifying.

Whether you are a rookie or an established broker, this is the guide you need to lay the foundations for long-term success. Author Dustan Woodhouse has packed this book with dozens of tips and lessons gleaned from personal experience processing over 1,300 mortgage files and taking in over 2,000 applications verbally.

This guide offers a thorough understanding of the NMLS exam, preparing you to excel as a skilled and ethical Mortgage Loan Originator (MLO). Covering federal mortgage laws, financial concepts, ethical practices, fraud prevention, and state-specific requirements, it goes beyond test prep to provide practical, career-ready knowledge.

The exam may be a significant hurdle, but it’s also an opportunity—an opportunity to prove not only your understanding of mortgage principles but also your commitment to upholding the standards that will help you thrive in the field.

Built on foundations set in the previous two volumes, Be the Better Broker, Volume 3 is a detailed, step-by-step guide to the client-broker experience. From the opening question - "What's your best rate?" - to the two magic words - "File Complete!" - this book will give you access to the processes, scripts, and strategies used during hundreds of conversations addressing application intake, overcoming objections, the signing of the mortgage commitment, compliance, and insurance documents.

In an age where individual loan officers and small to medium sized mortgage shops are competing with billion dollar mortgage operations and lead generation companies, there are ways for mortgage originators to tap into the market and create their own fresh, interested, and targeted leads - minus the millions of dollars spent on advertising. It's time for these strategies and systems to be made available to mortgage professionals who are committed to growing their careers and increasing their incomes. Through Andrew Pawlak's years of helping everyone from individual LOs and Realtors to publicly traded mortgage lead generation technology companies, he has used the secrets in this book to help clients increase ROI and get more out of every dollar they spend.

Why spend 30 years of your life paying interest to the banks and mortgage companies. This book will teach you how to pay down your biggest debt fast. By using this proven strategy, you will save thousands of dollars in interest.

Buying a first home can be both exciting and nerve-wracking. Will you qualify for a mortgage? Is your dream home achievable? How do you make sure your offer will beat others? Don’t worry - now you can arm yourself with the information you need to know before you begin the hunt! In Home Buying 101, you will learn all the skills you need to find the right house at the right price, with financing that fits your budget.

Buying a home doesn’t have to be scary—or boring! Whether you're a first-time buyer or just want a clearer roadmap, this guide breaks down every step of the home-buying and mortgage process in a way that’s easy to follow, fun, and packed with real-life stories. From hilarious mishaps to hard-won successes, you’ll discover exactly what works (and what doesn’t) through the true tales of those who’ve been there.

When it comes to your finances, you deserve to have access you need to the knowledge, education, strategies, and tips required to achieve financial freedom. Think about it: When was the last time you felt comfortable with your income? When was the last time you looked into your bank account and thought to yourself, “I can pay for my child’s college education?” For far too many of us, these are nothing but a pipe dream.

This is the ultimate beginner's guide to rental real estate investing. You will learn all the basics and then learn in-depth strategies for how to build and grow your real estate portfolio.

When I first started investing, I did the worst thing you could do: I followed the crowd. Of course, after six months of grinding, my reward for doing the easy thing was a low credit score and an empty savings account. It wasn’t until I broke away that it all clicked.

In 2008 the US Treasury put Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into a life-support state known as "conservatorship" to prevent their failure - and worldwide economic chaos. The two companies, which were always controversial, have become a battleground. Today, Fannie and Freddie are profitable again but still in conservatorship. Their profits are being redirected toward reducing the federal deficit, which leaves them with no buffer should they suffer losses again.

Do you feel stuck in a dead-end career? Would you rather work part-time, cash in $25,000 checks regularly, and make $100,000 in just your first year? There’s more to life than what you are doing now. You have the ability to become self-sufficient and make serious money. The only thing holding you back is yourself. Expert real estate investor Scott Jelinek understands how to achieve entrepreneurial success, and in Work Just Gets in the Way of Making Money, he shares strategies you can use to find, negotiate, and sell real estate.

Learn how you can leverage the power of real estate marketing to generate profit. Build a comprehensive understanding of real estate marketing to ensure you set yourself up for success from the onset; find property that you can sell if you are a wholesaler; understand how to find the best sellers who will increase your odds of making lots of profits; understand online real estate marketing strategies that will help catapult your business to the next level; and more.