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Evaluating Hard Money Lenders: What to Look for and What to Avoid

Hard money loans can be a powerful tool for real estate investors seeking fast capital to fund their projects. Unlike traditional bank loans, hard money lenders offer quicker approval processes, less paperwork, and more flexibility, making them a popular choice for...

Understanding the Tax Benefits of Passive Real Estate Investing

Investing in real estate offers many benefits. One of the most significant advantages—especially for passive investors—comes from the tax benefits. Whether you're a seasoned investor or just beginning your journey in passive real estate investing, understanding the...

Evaluating Hard Money Loans: Tips for Borrowers

When it comes to financing real estate investments, hard money loans are an increasingly popular option. They offer fast funding, flexibility, and can be a valuable resource for those with time-sensitive or non-traditional investment opportunities. However, not all...

Diversify Your Portfolio: Why Passive Real Estate Investments Are a Must 

Introduction  Diversification is a fundamental principle of sound investing, providing a balance between risk and reward in a well-rounded portfolio. One often underappreciated but highly valuable component of a diversified investment strategy is real...

Hard Money Lending: What Borrowers Need to Know

Introduction  Hard money lending is a type of financing often used by real estate investors and house flippers to access capital. Unlike traditional loans, hard money loans come from private lenders or companies and are secured by real estate assets rather than...

The Power of REITs: How to Invest in Real Estate Without the Hassle 

Real estate has always been an attractive investment for those looking to build wealth. However, the idea of dealing with property management, maintenance, and tenant issues can be daunting. What if there was a way to invest in real estate without the headaches of...

Understanding the Terms: Hard Money Loans Explained

In the fast-paced world of real estate investing, securing the right type of financing can make all the difference. Hard money loans have gained popularity among investors for their speed and flexibility. However, before diving into this type of financing, it's...

Top 5 US Real Estate Markets for Passive Investors in 2024

As the real estate market continues to evolve in 2024, passive investors are seeking stable and lucrative opportunities that require minimal hands-on management. Identifying markets that offer consistent returns, robust growth potential and favorable conditions for...
Whether you're an experienced investor or a homeowner facing an urgent need for capital, understanding hard money loans is crucial. This comprehensive guide will help you navigate the intricacies of hard money loans, exploring their benefits, their risks and how to...

Maximizing Your Returns: The Ultimate Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing

Passive real estate investing has become an increasingly attractive option for those seeking to grow their wealth without the day-to-day involvement that active real estate management requires. Whether you’re a new investor dipping your toes into the real estate...
LA REIA Recap

LA REIA Recap

LA REIA Recap What: LA REIA When: February 2, 2016 Where: Culver City Guest Speaker: Ajay Mehra of MOR Financial, Ravash Ram, Justin Hixon and Marcus Uhtof. About the Event: Once we completed the initial networking portion of the event, Ravash Ram introduced the...

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The Effective Networking Effect

The Effective Networking Effect

No matter what industry you’re involved with, building a network of professionals is a crucial aspect of moving forward. Although many people understand what the idea of networking is, very few folks put a plan behind that idea. There is more to networking than...

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Flipping Real Estate vs. Holding Real Estate

Flipping Real Estate vs. Holding Real Estate

Should I flip or should I hold? That is the question many investors continue to contemplate when trying to start out investing in real estate, and that is the question I will be presenting IN-DEPTH tomorrow morning on Webinar Wednesday. You can Register for that FREE...

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The Power of Leverage

The Power of Leverage

My name is Corey Siegel and I am the Branch Manager here at MOR Financial. I've been with the company since it's earlier days and the one thing that I can say I've learned and implemented into my personal and professional life is the concept of Leverage. I've found...

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Back to the Basics: Networking an REI

Back to the Basics: Networking an REI

Welcome back to MOR Financial's REI Blog,  A Shot of Baile, where we are talking about creating a real estate business that will provide you with the lifestyle that you want to be accustomed to. It has been a long time since I talked about networking and how to...

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What’s Your Exit Strategy?

What’s Your Exit Strategy?

Welcome back to MOR Financial's REI Blog, "A Shot of Baile". I’m in the rehab business. That’s my job right now. I don’t know that I will always be a rehabber full time, but it is a business that I love. Down the road, I’ll probably just do it because I love...

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5 Reasons to Love Wholesalers

5 Reasons to Love Wholesalers

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I love a good wholesaler. They can make your life easier and your bank account bigger. I was coaching a class last night and I started talking to another coach. When we started discussing what we do for a living, I told her...

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What Makes a Good Offer?

What Makes a Good Offer?

Today on MOR Financial’s REI Blog, A Shot of Baile, we are going to look at the next step in selling a rehabbed property. We’ve talked about finding the house, we’ve talked about running the numbers and making sure it is a good deal. Moreover, we've gone into a lot of...

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Vacation Time for an Investor

Vacation Time for an Investor

Welcome back to MOR Financial’s REI Blog where we cover all things Real Estate Investing. As I write this, I am on vacation. I’m taking a week off of my day job and visiting family and having some fun. That doesn’t mean that I’m not working, though. I’m up at my...

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How Do I Get my Proof of Funds (POF)?

How Do I Get my Proof of Funds (POF)?

Welcome back to MOR Financial’s REI Blog where we cover all things Real Estate Investing. One of the most consistent problems that I hear about is that people cannot put bids in because they do not have proof of funds (POF). Now, if you are like me when I first...

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5 Steps for Selling a House Quickly

5 Steps for Selling a House Quickly

Welcome back to MOR Financial’s REI Blog where we cover all things Real Estate Investing. So, we've talked about buying and rehabbing the house...how do you make sure you sell the house in short time? Part of selling a house is making sure things are done right so the...

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100 Ways to Succeed

100 Ways to Succeed

This is a landmark blog. This is the 100th installation of this REI Blog,“A Shot of Baile”, and I would like to talk about persistence. Trust me, persistence is what helped me make it to the 100th blog, and I am blessed and glad that I did. Casey Eberhart shows...

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