109. Deal Deep Dive I Seller Financing 101: How to ask the right questions with Jeff Stephens

ABOUT JEFF STEPHENS

Jeff Stephens is the Founder of The Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneur and host of the podcast, “Racking Up Rentals.”  Jeff is a full-time real estate entrepreneur by day, and a real estate investing mentor, coach, and podcaster.  Jeff’s focus—both as a real estate entrepreneur and a coach to others—is on growing a rental real estate portfolio that builds long-term wealth through the timeless fundamentals of relationship and negotiation directly with the Seller to buy off-market properties with seller financing.    
 
THIS TOPIC IN A NUTSHELL:    
Jeff's background and his real estate journey
From Entrepreneur to Investor
How does the marketing business correlate to his transition to real estate 
Jeff’s current portfolio
About the Deal
How did he find the deal? 
Underwriting process
Seller financed strategy and how it came into playHow to communicate with the sellers
Avoiding capital gains tax
Asset management strategyWhat is the awesome part of this deal?A creative way to snowball your portfolio
Disposing of the property to close on a new property 
Refinancing and flexibility in mortgage notesMost common ways of using debt strategy security
Who is a good candidate for seller financing?
How to approach sellers and ask the right questions
On dealing with rejections for seller carry strategyAssumptions about seller carry financing
Prepayment penalty for this loan/notes
The Art of unpacking the conversations
Connect with Jeff Stephens     KEY QUOTE: “If we ask good questions, we can oftentimes learn the right things from the seller. You have to wait for them to tell us the clues for seller financing and use those clues to properly prescribe something that fits the diagnosis that they shared with us.” 

 

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The Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneur is a resource and community for moral, relationship-oriented real estate investors–both active and aspiring–who want to build stable wealth while doing right by people.  

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