Improve Your Funding Capacity
There are several ways to improve your Funding Capacity. It can be as simple as starting a business or working to improve your personal credit score.
Improve Your Funding Capacity with Your Credit Score
Your Credit Score is an asset. If it is lower than 720 take the time to see if you can improve it.
Improve Your Credit Score
Capital One provides a service called CreditWise which allows you to see your credit score and see what is impacting it.
Use the Credit Simulator to see the actions you need to take to improve your credit score!
Improve Your Broken Credit Score
Sometimes you need help to move forward. Credit Repair companies challenge every negative item on your credit score. The credit bureaus have to play the rules, and if they’ve messed up then the item is removed.
Fund Your Business
A business can receive it’s own funding which allows you to increase your overall funding capacity. Our Lender Compliance micro course will help you setup your business foundation correctly!
Steps to Creating a Business
These are the Basic Steps to Consider when Creating Your Initial LLC and to Make Your Business Fundable
Create an LLC
Create an LLC as an initial funding vehicle and for asset protection. Match your LLC complexity with your personal risk and needs.
Virtual Business Address
Don’t use a residential address as your business needs to appear in business databases. Residential addresses are considered riskier.
Secure an EIN
This is the business tax id number and will be needed in order to open a bank account and to pay taxes on your profits.
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Open a Business Checking Account
Select a bank or credit union and open a checking account. A $100 deposit is enough to get you started.
Select a Business Phone Number
You will need a business phone number that identifies you as a business and can be listed with the 411 database.
Create a Website
Select a domain name and create a simple website so that people and lenders can see that your business exists.
Create a Professional Email Address
Create an email address that uses the domain name that you created when building your website
Learn the Basics in 6 Steps
Now move forward with Step 3 – Using Leverage to Fund the Deal.
Your Baseline
Funding Capacity
Step 1 – Determine your Funding Capacity so that you can see the deals you can start with.
Improve Your
Funding Capacity
Step 2 – Look at ways to improve your funding capacity to that more deals are available to you.
Using Leverage to
Fund the Deal
Step 3 – Learn how to use the 80/20 Rule to purchase properties with a Hard Money Loan.
Finding Properties
to Buy
Step 4 – Find properties to flip or hold. Learn how to use PropStream to market.
Understanding
The Rehab
Step 5 – Work with a Handyman to better understand rehabs, estimating, and costs.
Planning for Your
Property Exit
Step 6 – Buy with your exit in mind. Is the property a flip? Could it be a rental?