investment
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Buy Now, Pay Later
The idea is simple. The seller basically gives you a loan against the future purchase proceeds. Instead of paying the full amount right now, you pay a deposit, and the next payment is postponed by a year or two. Continue reading
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The Strategic Value of a Credit Line
In real estate and in business finance, few tools are as common yet as misunderstood as the credit line. Everyone has heard of it. Many use it. But very few truly appreciate its full strategic value. Continue reading
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The Capital Already Spent Trick
Real estate investors are not only number crunchers. They are also storytellers. They tell themselves and others stories about why a certain deal makes sense. And sometimes the story is not about the property itself but about the money that has already gone into it. This is where one of the most interesting mental tricks… Continue reading
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Why Investors Choose Excess Equity Contributions
In real estate joint ventures and M&A deals, you’ll sometimes run across a structure called “excess equity.” It’s a situation where an investor comes into a project or company and is asked to contribute more capital than their share of profits entitles them to. For example: imagine you’re a 50% profit partner in a development deal, but… Continue reading