Clay Sparkman
Back in January, in my post entitled, “Won’t somebody please call a plumber … the banks are clogged,” I addressed what I consider to be the essential question regarding what it will take to get the real estate economy on track and moving in the right direction assertively and with confidence again.
And now, nearly [...]
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Question: what will it take to get the banks to lend?
Monday, June 14th, 2010Won’t somebody please call a plumber … the banks are clogged
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Clay Sparkman
One of my dear good readers sent the following e-mail in response to my last post, Home strippers coming to a neighborhood near you.
“Good topic Clay. Now forgetting about us private lenders, the conventional lenders continue to be their own worst enemies. They persist in bringing the properties to the city hall steps at 40% over [...]
Home strippers coming to a neighborhood near you
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009Clay Sparkman
Okay, so I was told that if I wanted to get more people to read my posts, I need to utilize attention grabbing headlines. (How am I doing so far?) Now I’d like to see a show of hands, and please be honest here, as this is purely for scientific purposes and the results [...]
The private money lending business: likes and gripes (part III)
Monday, October 19th, 2009Clay Sparkman
I finished Part II with a brief mention of something I quite like about the trust deed system: that is, the option (generally available) to foreclose judicially.
Before moving on, I’d like to offer you a crude little decision tree which may guide investors in making the decision whether to foreclose a given trust deed [...]
The private money lending business: likes and gripes (part II)
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009Clay Sparkman
In Part I, I began a discussion of my gripes and likes regarding the private money lending business and various industry related matters, items, and issues. I allowed myself to amble a bit far afield and concluded by mentioning a book about the legal profession which I personally found to be informing and entertaining. [...]
The private money lending business: likes and gripes (part I)
Thursday, September 24th, 2009Clay Sparkman
I thought it would be kind of fun, and hopefully informative, to write a piece about my likes and gripes regarding the business of private money lending. In other words, these are the things that tend to kick start my emotions and get me going. There is a bit of free association going on [...]
Twenty-five questions you must ask
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009Clay Sparkman
I’m going to make a list today of twenty-five important questions that I believe an investor must ask prior to funding any private money loan transaction. I’m not going to elaborate much on each particular item here, but will drill down on each of the individual items in future posts. For the sake [...]
Resources – where is all the good stuff?
Sunday, August 30th, 2009Clay 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 [...]
