Austin real estate market sees slight decline in June
The Austin real estate market saw a slight dip, around 3% less single-family sales, in June according to the Austin Board of Realtors. This...
New Houston Floodplain Regulations
Following Mayor Sylvester Turner’s lead, Houston City Council recently approved new Houston floodplain regulations for the first time in dec...
Austin CodeNext Update, Spring 2018
CodeNEXT is the controversial first major rewrite of Austin’s land development code in 30 years. In seeking to address pretty much every maj...
Building Around Protected Trees in Austin
Building around protected trees is a delicate matter - Austin takes protected trees seriously. If you’re considering building in Austin, you...
Loans to Flip Houses – Banks or Hard Money?
Can I get loans to flip houses? Yes, you can get loans to flip houses, but you’re probably not going to get them from your local bank or c...
Is Your Hard Money Lender Really a Direct Lender?
In many ways the private lending and hard money landscape is like the Wild West. Whereas it's pretty obvious where a bank or credit union's...
Make money by NOT doing a rehab with hard money
Doing a rehab with hard money isn't always as great as it sounds. We’d like to tell you we fund every hard money loan that comes through our...
Inside Austin’s Accessory Dwelling Unit Boom
The City of Austin recently loosened accessory dwelling unit (ADU) regulations and homeowners and builders are ramping up construction at an...
6 Steps to Creating the Perfect Draw Schedule
If you have funds escrowed for a rehab or new construction you're going to need a draw schedule to get them. When hard money lenders reserve...
Hard Money Loans on Land
Getting hard money loans on land is usually more difficult than on properties with improvements. Many lenders simply say, "Nope, we don't d...