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A way to find qualified commercial borrowers – Lendicom.com

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Clay Sparkman
Most private money investors choose to work with brokers.  However it is a decision that each private money investor must make independently and with great care—to use or not to use a broker.
The essence of the matter I think is this.  If you want a full-time job (and some investors certainly do) then you [...]

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Getting started with private money – the dating thing

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

Clay Sparkman
I am frequently asked by private money investors:  “… so how do we get started investing in private money loans?”  You know, there is no simple answer to this question.  I tell them that it is kind of like dating.  If we are going to do this as an investor/broker team, then they need [...]

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Private money through the looking glass

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

Clay Sparkman
First off, I’d like to point you to a list of 37 private money investment tips posted by Brad Evans of Brad Evans Real Estate Loans.  This list has been circulating on the net for quite a few years now.  It is one of the more thoughtful comprehensive items that I have come across [...]

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Resources – where is all the good stuff?

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Clay Sparkman

As I continue my search for resources that might be useful to those who invest in real estate secured loans, I become increasingly convinced that our particular niche field is somewhat of an intellectual/informational wasteland.  Every time I stumble upon an article or site that looks like it might be of interest, it [...]

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