Do I Need a Down Payment for a Rehab Loan?
We get this question a lot regarding rehab loans. At Little City Investments, we provide hard money loans for real estate, and we often make...
House Flipping Tools – Ultimate Toolkit – Go Pro
House flipping tools: all the gear you need to go pro Here's our ultimate house flipping tool kit - all the top tools you need to be a succ...
Flipping Houses in Austin: Before & After
Flipping houses isn't always as cute as it looks on HGTV, but here's a real-life flipping success story that's as cute as can be! ...
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...
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...
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...
Valuing a Property: Getting Started
Welcome to our blog series on property valuation. In this series, we'll be discussing one of the most important aspects of real estate inves...
Why Invest in New Construction?
As Austin, Houston, San Antonio and Dallas continue to infill, more borrowers are seeking funds not for rehab projects but new construction....
Understanding Loan to Value
Understanding Loan to Value or LTV is critical to understanding how hard money loans work. On the surface, it's a simple concept: The loan a...