Mike Lautensack is a full-time real estate entrepreneur in Philadelphia, Pa and creator of the Private Lender PowerPoint Presentation Kit. This powerful done-for-you kit is loaded with tools and techniques to attract and develop a consistent stream of private investors into your real estate business. To learn more about this kit and receive your FREE Real Estate Wealth Newsletter go to Real Estate Wealth Today or visit our blog at Real Estate Investment Blog.

Now that the mortgage market for buying investment real estate is all but dead - investors need to have other sources available or go out business. The answer is private lending. Here are the four top...

Private lending is the practice of borrowing money by a real estate investor to be used to purchase rental real estate directly from private lenders rather than a bank or other commercial lender.  Pri...

A Private lender is the single most important person in your real estate investment business.  Why? Because as traditional lending sources have tightening lending practices real estate investors are b...

For real estate investors there are numerous benefits and advantages to private real estate money versus hard money loans or mortgage loans to fund your real estate investing business.  These advantag...

Having cash to buy properties is the life blood of your investment business.  There are traditional sources such as banks and hard money lenders but in the new post credit bubble the best option is pr...

Once you walk away from the closing table and the initial jubilation of knowing that you're a bona fide real estate investor wears off, the reality begins to sink in. A major part of owning real estat...

The decision on whether to manage your own rental property or to outsource it to a professional residential property management company is a personal decision that only you can make. Two important asp...

Last month I told you about the opportunity abandoned property can represent as a new investment strategy. Knowing that these properties exist is only half the battle, especially if you don't have a c...

The collapsing real estate market is creating some exciting new opportunities in real estate for savvy investors not afraid to capitalize on a new opportunity. When real estate was hot and the market ...

Once you have invested in a rental property, the responsibility of maintaining and running the property can quickly become overwhelming. For many Owners, the logical solution is to hire a Residential ...

When you need to raise money for real estate deals you may turn to private lending. If you do there some do' and don'ts to consider. The Don'ts include advertising on Craig's List and the use of the w...

If you have an existing piece of income producing real estate that you bought within the last couple years, you most likely have a significant amount of equity in that property. How do you get that mo...

One of the most important documents you will ever sign with a private lender is the actual Note that creates the loan obligation. The Note is where you want to control the private lending process in y...