In the consumer view of the world, money is scarce. Consumers who believe that they have to buy investment property with their own money and their own credit are making a basic assumption: If you want to invest in real estate, you have to do alone.



Where do consumers go for money? They go to banks. And what happens at the bank? If you are a consumer, the bank will require you to provide a vast amount of personal information. You might feel that you have to beg to get the money. And after providing all of the personal information, it is up to the bank to decide if you are worthy to borrow the money.

If you are a consumer who goes to the bank to borrow money, you have to deal with banks who decide whether or not you deserve to receive money from the bank. At the heart of the matter is the idea that the most important issues are your money and your credit. Many people who want to borrow get the distinct impression that the bank wants to loan money only to people who already have money. If you don't have money, the bank doesn't really want to loan any money to you.

In fact, you don't ever have to ask a bank for money to fund your real estate transactions. This is because there are private lenders who have plenty of money for real estate investments. This is one of the major differences between consumers and investors. Investors know that they can use private investors while consumers think that they must get funding from banks. If the deal makes sense, investors can find all the money they want from private investors.

If you want to buy a property, and you need $10,000 as a down payment, someone with a consumer mindset might say: "The only way I can buy this property is to pay $10,000 as a down payment. But since I don't have $10,000, I can't buy the property." Investors don't think this way. An investor's first thought would be: "Since I don't have $10,000 to buy the property, I'll use other people's money. I know that some one else has the money I need to buy this property."

This is why a consumer will look at a property and say: "I can't buy this property because I don't have the money, and the bank won't loan me enough money to buy it because I don't have enough credit to satisfy the bank's requirements. The investor can stand beside the consumer, look at the same property, and have a different idea.

An investor thinks about the situation differently. The investor knows that there is money available for a good investment. In the same situation, the investor will say: "I don't have the money or credit to buy this property by myself. I do know that there are plenty of private investors who have the money I need." The key factor is whether or not the investment is a good investment. It is not simply about you and your money and your credit. If the deal is good enough, you can find the money you need to buy it.