Saturday, December 7, 2013

Why Trust Deed Investing Is The Way To Go

By Leanne Goff


Trust deed investing is basically investing in a load secured by real estate. It is similar to the investment in the traditional mortgages with the significant differences being that this form of investment involves three parties being a borrower, a trustee and a lender while only two parties-a borrower and a lender are involved in traditional mortgages. A third party known as a trustee has the responsibility of holding the security on behalf of the lender till full settlement of the loan is done.

With this investment, an individual has an opportunity to either buy a promissory note already issued or start from scratch. In either ways, a deed of trust is the formal document that shows the loan existence.

A promissory note is the document that indicates the promise by the borrower to repay the loan in accordance to the terms of agreement. In this document, such details as the interest rate, principal amount, the date of maturity, the frequencies of payments and remedies such as penalties the lender can resort to in case of a default are outlined.

There are wide investment options to choose from with an opportunity to diversify with a portfolio of long term and short term investments. This makes it possible to minimize the risks while at the same time suiting the strategies of the investor.

Given that and investor has an opportunity to diversify with both the long and short term loans, it is possible to suit the investment strategies desired without necessarily increasing the risks as each of the investment opportunity is analyzed individually. The whole process basically provides fun in the investing with no hassle for either the beginner or the masters.

After the payment of the first installment, the loan funding will be considered to be ready. The investor can view the loan portfolio any time as he wishes at this point. In other words, there is income flowing with the investor just waiting and watching, no hassling in following up the borrower. The security is normally valued at the prevailing market rates.

Some advantages that make this form investment attractive include the ease in investing process, minimal experience and attention required, with less associated risks as there is a real underlying security which is normally appraised at the prevailing market value.

In most of the trust deed investing options, investors earn very high single digit returns with some investors boasting of up to two digit interest rates. This high returns in addition to low risk basically explains why this type of investment is quickly gaining popularity. The major setback however has to do with the liquidity of these loans. An investor has no opportunity to get back his investment at the moment he considers it necessary as there are terms of agreement to be followed to later.




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