Skip to main content

Watch & Learn

Investor Video Library

Short explainers on hard money, fix and flip, DSCR, and investor financing from Jaken Finance Group.

Video thumbnail: 100% fix and flip program details

100% fix and flip program details

100% LTC fix-and-flip program details — credit expectations, market requirements, cash on hand, and what makes a high-leverage file easy to approve.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: 100% Fix-and-Flip Financing: What Lenders Require

100% Fix-and-Flip Financing: What Lenders Require

When 100% hard money fix-and-flip financing is possible — why liquidity and credit still matter, and how to approach lenders so the file gets approved.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: 500 FICO Refinance: What Hard Money Still Funds

500 FICO Refinance: What Hard Money Still Funds

Someone submitted a 500 FICO refinance today — what asset-based hard money still funds when credit is weak but collateral strength and exit math work.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: Austin TX Fix-and-Flip Loans With 100% Financing

Austin TX Fix-and-Flip Loans With 100% Financing

Austin fix-and-flip loans with 100% financing — how qualified investors fund purchase plus rehab with hard money in one of the strongest Texas flip markets.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: Chicago Property Taxes: The Pension Problem

Chicago Property Taxes: The Pension Problem

Chicago property tax pressure on investors — the pension shortfall driving bills higher, appeal strategy, and how to model Cook County taxes in DSCR NOI.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: DSCR loans for new investors

DSCR loans for new investors

DSCR loans under $100K for new Michigan and Ohio rental investors — $50K minimums, income-based underwriting, and how first-time files get approved.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: FHA to eliminate the 90-day flip rule

FHA to eliminate the 90-day flip rule

FHA is eliminating the 90-day flip rule — what that change means for investor resale exits, buyer financing timelines, and hard money takeout planning.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: Auction.com Property Financing Without Interior Inspection

Auction.com Property Financing Without Interior Inspection

Finance auction.com and online auction properties without an interior inspection — rehab holdbacks, high-LTC leverage, and what asset-based lenders need.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: Bears are moving to Hammond Indiana

Bears are moving to Hammond Indiana

Hammond, Indiana fix-and-flip opportunity — 100% purchase and rehab hard money for qualified investors as Bears-related market demand starts to build.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: Can You Use Hard Money for Condos & Townhomes?

Can You Use Hard Money for Condos & Townhomes?

Hard money for condos and townhomes works — but HOA rules can make or break approval. See what lenders review before funding condo and townhome deals.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: The problem with lending on a house in probate

The problem with lending on a house in probate

Why hard money lenders cannot close with open probate on title — and how alternate investment collateral can still fund your exit when probate blocks closing.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: Hard Money Loans for Properties With Code Violations

Hard Money Loans for Properties With Code Violations

Hard money for code-violation properties — what to present lenders, how zoning counsel clears title encumbrances, and how rehab budgets absorb the fixes.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: How a DSCR loan works

How a DSCR loan works

How a DSCR loan works — Jaken Finance Group breaks down the debt service coverage ratio, the 1.0 minimum, leverage tiers, and the paperwork you need.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: Kansas City fix and flip with bad credit — no minimum FICO

Kansas City fix and flip with bad credit — no minimum FICO

No-minimum-FICO fix-and-flip hard money in Kansas City — what bad-credit investors still need at closing, and why strong metros help approval odds.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: Kentucky 100% Fix and Flip Financing: Who Qualifies

Kentucky 100% Fix and Flip Financing: Who Qualifies

Kentucky 100% fix-and-flip financing — why credit, liquidity, and experience unlock max LTC, and how investors reserve cash on Louisville and Lexington deals.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: Land Contract Refinance: Proof Lenders Approve

Land Contract Refinance: Proof Lenders Approve

Land contract refinance on a recorded contract for deed — payment history, seller payoff, and why cash-and-check lumps stall late-stage loan approvals.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: Luxury Cash-Out Refinance While Still Listed

Luxury Cash-Out Refinance While Still Listed

Luxury cash-out refinance while the property stays listed on market — realtors and investors pull equity on slow new-build listings without canceling the MLS.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: Mid-Construction Refinance to Finish Your Build

Mid-Construction Refinance to Finish Your Build

Mid-construction refinance when cost overruns or contractor problems stall a build — asset-based options using as-is and ARV values, including Houston.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: No-Ratio DSCR Loans: 75% LTV for STR and MTR

No-Ratio DSCR Loans: 75% LTV for STR and MTR

No-ratio DSCR loans at up to 75% LTV fund midterm and short-term rentals when market rents cap leverage — how this differs from standard DSCR underwriting.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: A rent freeze tastes pretty sweet

A rent freeze tastes pretty sweet

NYC froze stabilized one- and two-year renewals — the first 2-year freeze in city history. What rental investors should know and how to hedge exposure.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: Orangeburg SC Fix-and-Flip Hard Money Loan Guide

Orangeburg SC Fix-and-Flip Hard Money Loan Guide

Orangeburg SC fix and flip hard money — 90% of total cost, 600 FICO, 3–5 day close, asset-based underwriting with no appraisal on qualified files.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: Refinance Listed Fix-and-Flips Without Delisting

Refinance Listed Fix-and-Flips Without Delisting

Cash-out bridge loans for listed fix-and-flips — refinance hard money, stay on MLS, pull equity, and buy time without selling the property first.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: Refinance Slow Luxury Listings Without Delisting

Refinance Slow Luxury Listings Without Delisting

Refinance up to 75% of appraised value on a slow-moving luxury listing, pull equity to keep investing, and stay on the market without delisting the home.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: Rural deals are OK

Rural deals are OK

Rural deals can work for beginners at lower leverage — why rural hard money often means 15–20% down until you build a proven exit track record.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: Rural DSCR loans with Jaken Finance Group

Rural DSCR loans with Jaken Finance Group

Can you get a DSCR loan on rural property? Yes — if you have solid comps within 5–10 miles. Jaken Finance Group explains rural DSCR comp distance and approval.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: Rural Hard Money Lenders — We Fund Rural Fix & Flip Deals

Rural Hard Money Lenders — We Fund Rural Fix & Flip Deals

Why most rural hard money lenders decline countryside deals — and how rural note buyers let Jaken Finance Group fund fix-and-flip projects for investors nationwide.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: Major Rehab Financing in Washington DC Explained

Major Rehab Financing in Washington DC Explained

Major rehab financing in Washington DC — scope, hard money bridge terms, and what investors should document on large urban renovation projects.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: What Is an Asset-Based Loan? Beyond Just ARV

What Is an Asset-Based Loan? Beyond Just ARV

What an asset-based loan really is — why address and ARV alone are not enough, and what hard money underwriting checks before funding your deal.

Watch video →
Video thumbnail: Wholetail financing

Wholetail financing

Wholetail financing — hard money for investors who clean out distressed inventory and relist at a conservative price without a full fix and flip rehab.

Watch video →