Real Estate Financing - Best Resource

If you're looking for the most up-to-date real estate financing information the best resource I know of is the Realty Bluebook. I've used it for years in my real estate business.  All residential and commercial real estate agents and real estate brokers, investment advisors, investment counselors, financial planners, investors, loan officers, real estate attorneys, real estate appraisers, etc. use it.  The general public usually isn't aware of its existence.  Your library may have a copy and you can buy it online.

It's necessary to have a resource book like the Realty Bluebook because no one can possibly keep up to date on the latest finance information.

Real Estate Financing

The financing section has nearly 200 pages of the most complete current and easy-to understand detailed facts about: Fannie Mae, FHA, VA, conventional and seller financing, fixed rate loans, ARMs - adjustable rate mortgages, bi-weeklies, 15-year mortgages, reverse mortgages for senior citizens and much more.

Tools for Creative Seller Real Estate Financing

Effective tools for creative seller financing, including: wraparounds, lease options, buydowns, seller concessions, how to write second mortgages without running afoul of restrictions and much more.

Financial Tables

The section I use almost daily is the financial tables: monthly payments to amortize a $1,000 loan, annual percentage rates, bi-weekly, weekly and monthly payment schedules, net and gross selling prices, factors to compute interest portion of loan payments, remaining balance table, income conversion table, equity build-up table measurements and conversion tables.

More Financial Tables 

Loan Payment Tables

APR Tables

Bi-Weekly Payment Tables

Constant Annual Percent Tables

Loan-to-Value Ratios

Net and Gross Selling Price

Factors to Compute Monthly Interest

Remaining Balance Tables

Balloon Payment Tables

Yield Tables

History of ARM Indexes Graph

GPM Highest Outstanding Balance

GPM Outstanding Balance Factors

FHA-GPM Tables

GEM Tables

FHA Loan-to-Value Table

Income Conversion Table

Future Values Compounded Annually

Future Values Compounded Monthly

Present Values

Compound Interest Comparison

Federal Discount Rate

Equity Build-up Tables

Depreciation Tables

Federal Income Tax Rates

Measurements

Square Footage Charts

Metric Measurements and Conversions

Directions for Use of Tables

Calculator Keystrokes for HP and Qualifier Plus™

Virtually everything you need or want to know about real estate financing - residential, investment and commercial financing, is in the Realty Bluebook.