As capital flows get interrupted and shut down, and borrowing becomes much more expensive, what options are left to fund your real estate deals and business?

Capital Markets Face New Tightening Again

It appears to be that time in the cycle again when capital and credit tightens up, and becomes much more expensive.

Capital markets and especially venture capital for tech startups appears to be contracting. Which will likely prove to be a downward spiral as more of those businesses implode, and their investors become even more fearful.

Failing banks mean fewer options for traditional commercial loans and home mortgages. With higher interest rates making borrowing more expensive through these and other working capital channels.

New regulations to tackle the above may in turn give banks even less liquidity to lend.

So, what are some of the ways that you can continue to fund your real estate business and deals?

Private Funds

Some private funds may still have capital they need to deploy. Or cash from recent exits that they need to put back to work in real estate and mortgage loans.

Friends & Family

Many of the people in your life are currently also eagerly and urgently looking for ways to protect their money from failing banks, a declining stock market, and poorly performing retirement accounts. All while trying to find ways to avoid recent tax hikes and new taxes, while trying to keep up with extreme inflation.

You can help them by putting their money to work, and giving them strong returns.

Grants & Awards

If you are interested in interest free and non-dilutive capital then look around at the various grant programs and competitions available.

You may find additional funds that don’t have to be paid back. Which can also help build your credibility.

Transactional Funding

Perhaps easiest and most efficient of all is transactional funding for your wholesale real estate deals.

Best Transaction Funding can provide 100% financing for your deals, at low rates, and keep your business and income flowing smoothly during these times.

Whether you believe we are just experiencing a handful of poorly managed banks failing, or the beginning of an epic new economic slump in which 1,000 or more banks will fall, there is no question that there are financial challenges out there.

Most won’t make it through these times. So, how can you embrace the great leadership traits that helped others through previous crises, and may be just what you need to grow through it. Then come out the other side as a market leader?

Stay Objective, Not Emotional

Billions of dollars are being spent to tug on your emotions and to create fear. It’s what keeps the media industry alive. As well as the bulk of the wealth in market manipulators’ accounts.

Stay objective. Think forward. Do adapt, but don’t make knee jerk reactions that will sabotage your career and venture.

See Opportunities Not Problems

Even as a newer business owner or independent professional you’ve probably figured out that your role is pretty much just championing an endless barrage of challenges.

There will be plenty of challenges ahead. Do have a healthy respect for the threats they can bring. Though choose to see them as opportunities to innovate and be creative with solutions.

Maintaining this pragmatic optimism will make all the difference in your short and long term success.

Know Your Cycles & Real Data

It’s sad to see so many investors, property owners, and businesses becoming victims of misinformation.

If you know your business and market cycles, then what’s happening now, and what will happen next is very predictable. Meaning that you can plan and march through it successfully.

However, you also must really know the numbers in your market, and your historical data. Be very, very cautious about trusting stats in media headlines, or averages proclaimed by most media pundits.

Even data from sources like NAR can be revised years later.

If you don’t have access to real data, and a pulse on the street, consult others who do.

Surround Yourself With The Best People You Can

The most successful and experienced entrepreneurs and CEOs will tell you that it is all about the people.

The best team will always win. You can hack decades of knowledge and experience and avoid all the mistakes by leveraging better talent too.

This applies to your department heads, regular employees, advisors, and strategic business partners.

Don’t just recruit and hire them either. Share the vision, and then get out of the way so they can do their best work.

Serve Don’t Take

The best leaders are servant leaders. They are not just trying to take and extract value or drive people by force. They have a mindset of being there to serve others.

That includes serving your team and partners, in enabling them to thrive in their positions.

As well as asking how you can serve more customers, better, and provide more value to them.

Understand Your Number One Job As A Business Leader

Your number one job is really to ensure that your venture does not run out of financial fuel. Find new sources of financial leverage, and working capital to keep the machine moving.