Creative Financing Strategies to Acquire Airbnb Properties – with Isaac Moore & Andrew LeBaron

If you have dreams of buying properties to list on Airbnb but you don’t qualify for a traditional mortgage, all is not lost! You can still acquire real estate and build a portfolio of short-term rentals by way of creative financing. Isaac Moore and Andrew LeBaron are the Cofounders of Buy More Time, a short-term rental property management company out of Arizona. Isaac and Andrew are also experienced real estate investors who specialize in using creative financing techniques to scale a STR portfolio and helping others do the same. On this episode of Get Paid for Your Pad, Isaac and Andrew join me to share their top creative financing strategies for acquiring Airbnb properties. They explain how to leverage seller financing, hard money or personal lenders to build your short-term rental portfolio and offer advice on using non-qualified mortgage products to purchase properties. Listen in for Isaac and Andrew’s insight on selling a lender on your hosting track record and get their five-step plan for buying your first STR properties with creative financing. Topics Covered How Isaac & Andrew got into short-term rentalsSeller financing deal in Mesa, ArizonaList on Airbnb to earn 3x market rent Isaac & Andrew’s journey to starting Buy More TimeSold lease on first unit for $30KUse profits to arbitrage additional listingsStart property management company Isaac & Andrew’s first seller financing dealTake over mortgage, no money downLease with option to purchaseControl property without ownership Why a property owner would do seller financingLessee makes upgrades to property for STRLessee takes over mortgage payments The note and deed of trust method of seller financingOffer small non-refundable down paymentPay 1% or 2% interest on balance of homePay mortgage (through 3rd-party company) How Isaac & Andrew partner with a personal lender Friend in network willing to loan $30K 6 arbitrage units up and running in 30 days10% interest-only payments for 12 months  The benefit of non-qualified mortgage productsProve rental income with Airbnb statementPut toward purchase of another property The difference between hard and soft moneyHard = at least 10% interest, short-termSoft = 7% to 9% interest, long-term What makes hard money a good tool for STRLenders willing to finance based on ARVRefinance and use equity to buy more unitsNo pre-pay penalties Isaac & Andrew’s 5-step plan for getting startedFind landlord willing to do lease optionFurnish, beautify and list on AirbnbDocument everything to show incomeAsk landlord to deed/seller carry propertyRefinance property with Isaac Connect with Isaac & Andrew Buy More TimeEmail [email protected] Resources Live Let Thrive PodcastWeststar MortgageGet Paid for Your Pad on YouTubeThe Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan HolidayEmail [email protected]  Sponsor Hostfully [Discount Code PAD] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.