Lend to Live

Earn Hassle-Free Passive Income in Real Estate with Private Money Lending

By: Alexandria Breshears, Beth Pinkley Johnson

Narrated by: Dominique Dibbell

Want to invest in real estate without the hassle? Learn how to create financial freedom and passive income in real estate as a private money lender.

Actively investing in real estate can sometimes seem impossible. Not everyone can spend all hours of the day dashing off to talk to motivated sellers, managing fix-and-flips, or screening tenants for rental properties. Instead, you can choose a different path by “being the bank” for other active real estate investors—a strategy that works with any lifestyle, builds toward financial goals, and gives you time back in your day.

What used to be a trade secret for corporate lenders is now available to the average person, and Lend to Live makes the private lending path actionable and accessible for everyone. With more than two decades of experience in the mortgage lending space and real estate investing, Alex Breshears and Beth Johnson show you how to invest in real estate from anywhere in the world—all you need is an internet connection and a cell phone.

Inside, you will learn:

• Why private money lending has become a popular alternative investment strategy to create passive income
• How to establish baseline lending criteria to match your investment goals and risk tolerance
• Steps to take to secure your investments using the C.P.R. private lending method
• How to build a private lending virtual team to provide end-to-end support
• Key pieces of information to collect and the process of underwriting a loan opportunity
• The risks and rewards of private lending as a passive real estate investment
• Precautions and key considerations to help reduce your risk exposure
• Tactics, tools, and tips to ensure your loan is safe from origination to final payoff

Do you want to run a real estate business from a backpack? Lend to live the life of your dreams!

©2022 Alexandria Breshears and Beth Pinkley Johnson (P)2022 BiggerPockets Publishing

Great information

I heard Beth and Alex on a podcast and bought this book. The information is fantastic. While not a step-by-step guide due to the intricacies of private lending, it gives you more than enough information to learn if it is a path you want to take. I also found their method of explaining to both the potential private lender and the person potentially looking to borrow private money very helpful. Thank you for helping me take the first step on this journey.

Outstanding overview with perfect amount of detail

The content is understandable and action oriented. The authors do a great job of presenting comprehensive processes in organized and easy to follow ways. I will be purchasing the physical book for reference.

Great Introduction to Private Lending

I started this audiobook as I painted trim on a rental house and vowed to myself and my children that this would be the last time we had to physically work on an investment property. I heard echoes of my life in the story one of the authors tells about finding herself grieving, expecting a child, and painting trim on an investment property. I'm very excited about the possibilities for another way to go forward with real estate investing. There is a wealth of information in the bonus materials to comb through with some great samples of documents. The narration was excellent, and I'm now relistening to take some detailed notes.

Great details blueprint

I have been a private lender for years and this is the most detailed book I have ever read about the subject. I even picked up a few pointers. Well done!

Best lending book to date

Amazing!!! I’m taken back at how I immediately want to listen again it’s THAT good. Especially for women, mothers and go getters this book and the authors really make you believe you can do it to and now I will! Thank you Beth and Alexandria, so much