The Complete Guide to Financing Real Estate Developments

by IraNachem (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2007

  $51.91

  Get Answers to All Your Questions About Financing Real Estate Development -- and Tailor a Finance Package that Meets Specific Your Needs

  The Completee Guide to Financing Real Estate Developments offers a detailed roadmap to navigate the complex process of financing small to large-scale real estate projects, such as office buildings, apartment complexes, and hotels.

  Real estate expert Ira Nachem explores the pros and cons of large versus small institutions; how to structure and present a loan proposal, the approval and closing processes; the truth about appraisals, guarantees, insurance and lien law; financial and physical bonuses and constraints, environmental issues and many other topics.

  Nachem presents in-depth information and explanations that answers questions on:

  • Who the Commercial Real Estate Lender Really Is
  • What Information Should the Borrower Produce
  • How a Workable Budget is Created
  • How the Lender Evaluates a Borrower
  • What the True Value of an Appraisal Is
  • What goes into a Lender's Loan Presentation
  • What to Expect at a Closing
  • What Key Legal Documents are Most Important
  • What the True Value of a Guarantee Is
  • How the Borrower and Lender Prepare for the Funding Process
  • What Is involved in Loan Administration After the Closing
  • What Is the View from the Borrower's Perspective
  • What Are some of the Constraints and Incentives to Development
  • What Are the Values and Risks of Insurance and Bonding
  • What Is the Reason for Title Insurance and how does it work
  • What Are the Complexities of Lien Law and how does it work
  • How Is the Loan Eventually Repaid
  • What Real Estate Math Is Essential for the Professional
  • How Important Are Environmental Issues
  • How Can the Lender Find New Loan Prospects
  • What Are the Risks and Rewards of Loan Participations

  Featuring a wide range of helpful examples and illustrations, The Complete Guide to Financing Real Estate Developments covers many of the day-to-day realities faced in the real estate industry including the differing perspectives of lenders and borrowers, their personal pressures, personalities and politics, and much more.