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Private Lending Documents

Mortgage Lending| Real Estate Law 04 Mar

An investor, maybe you, wants to lend some money to a real estate investor. What kind of documents are required for this transaction? The answer depends on the complexity of the transaction, but lending professionals tend to use similar documents across the board for a standard transaction. We will start with the most important documents […]

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Private Lending Basics

Mortgage Lending| Real Estate Law 19 Feb

Private lending, or “hard money” lending, is a great way to deploy funds in a self-directed IRA. With interest rates approaching 15-20% in some cases and fixed payments coming in every month backed by real estate, it’s a passive investment that’s hard to beat. In this article, I’ve summarized a few key due diligence items […]

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The truth about land trusts in Ohio

Mortgage Lending| Real Estate 02 Jan

In my real estate law practice, clients often ask about land trusts and how to use them in Ohio. The truth is that in my opinion these structures needlessly complicate an investor’s deal structure and don’t provide any benefits that aren’t already available with an Ohio LLC. They’re often pushed by ‘strategists’ who don’t have […]

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Borrower-paid attorney fees in foreclosure? Unlawful

Mortgage Lending| Real Estate| Real Estate Law 23 Apr

Many promissory notes and mortgages contain a provision awarding attorney’s fees for foreclosing on the borrower. This even includes Fannie Mae’s uniform mortgage for Ohio. Many lenders can and do successfully collect attorney’s fees on collection and foreclosure judgments. However, as we know elsewhere in real estate law, just because the contract says you can do […]

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Due-on-Sale News: Fannie Mae allows transfers into LLCs

LLCs| Mortgage Lending| Real Estate| Real Estate Law 08 Jan

An enterprising investor on BiggerPockets discovered this useful nugget in the Fannie Mae Servicing Guide from 2017: Section D1-4.1, Information Relating to Transfers of Ownership Applicable to All Mortgage Loans D1-4.1-01, Determining Whether a Transfer of Ownership Is Permitted (11/12/2014) […] D1-4.1-02, Allowable Exemptions Due to the Type of Transfer Unless the previous borrower requests a release of […]

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Owner Finance: Prepayment Penalties Under $75,000 Illegal

Mortgage Lending| Ohio CSPA 19 Feb

Investors selling property with owner finance should be aware that they’re subject to Ohio’s Consumer Sales Practices Act. This law specifically covers individuals or entities that issue residential mortgages or loans to consumers, and would squarely include investors selling property subject to a private mortgage for the purpose of owner finance. Prepayment penalties are controlled […]

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What’s the difference between commercial and residential mortgages?

Mortgage Lending| Purchase and Sale Agreements 16 Aug

LLC or not?  There’s a parade of gurus and booksellers urging us constantly to form trusts, LLCs, offshore partnerships and pay them for their kits to do it. All of these have their place, but the easiest way to achieve our protection goals is to hold all rental property in one or more LLCs. It sounds […]

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Mortgage Financing Rundown

Mortgage Lending| Real Estate 16 Aug

We detailed the traditional types of financing available to residential property investors in an earlier post. To recap, when you’re about to sign a purchase agreement, it’s important to consider whether you want the property to be titled in the LLC’s name or your own personal name. Generally, it boils down to this: LLC – Commercial […]

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