Seller carry deals shift every servicing cost, compliance burden, and default risk directly to you. If you price only the interest rate, your projected yield will diverge from your realized return. These nine cost layers are where that gap opens — and professional servicing closes it.
Seller carry lenders need more than a first lien. When a borrower defaults, your recovery depends on the security stack you built at origination. These nine collateral and guarantee structures — from first-position deeds of trust to springing guarantees — give private mortgage note holders the layered protection institutional lenders use on every deal.
Seller carry financing unlocks off-market deals that bank financing can't touch. Here are 7 advantages every private lender and note investor should know.
Private mortgage pricing is built from nine distinct cost and risk layers — from cost of capital to default reserves. This guide breaks down every factor that belongs in a lender's rate equation, and why skipping any one is a structural error.
Seller carry deals go wrong in predictable ways. Here are 10 specific pitfalls private lenders and note holders face—and how professional servicing prevents them.
Distressed mortgage notes bleed capital through 9 specific cost leaks. Learn which ones hit hardest and how professional servicing stops the drain.
7 measurable factors private lenders use to decide whether to hold a seller carry note for income or sell it for cash — with data benchmarks, expert perspective, and FAQs.
Risk premiums are embedded in every private mortgage deal - in the discount rate, the underwriting decision, and the capital structure. Here are 9 factors that drive them up and what disciplined lenders do to price them correctly.
Due diligence costs are not optional line items - they are the mechanism that separates advertised yield from actual return. Private lenders who skip or underbudget these expenses discover the gap at the worst possible moment: default, sale, or litigation. Price every item below into your deal model before you commit capital.
Seller carrybacks create junior liens. Subordination agreements can permanently move those liens lower. Here are nine things every private lender must understand before structuring or signing either instrument.
