Posts Tagged ‘Commercial loans’
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Clay Sparkman
As you all know, sometimes we have to be creative to get loans done in this market. One of the most critical aspects of any loan is the Loan to Value ratio, and there are often options for reducing the LTV to make the deal more attractive.
For purchases, the seller carry back is a [...]
Tags: Commercial loans, construction loans, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money loans, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money loans, Quick flip loans, real estate rental, rehab loans, REO funding, Short sales, subordinate loans
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Thursday, April 12th, 2012
I am pleased to announce that we now have a new source of funds nationwide, and for larger loans than what we have typically been able to do. The basic parameters are as follows:
ELIGIBLE LOCATIONS
Anywhere in the United States
ELIGIBLE PROPERTIES
Income producing commercial real estate properties including multifamily, but no construction
TRANSACTION SIZE
$2 million to $15 million
Max [...]
Tags: Commercial loans, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money loans, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money loans, real estate rental
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Monday, March 26th, 2012
Clay Sparkman
In the current climate, it’s getting harder than ever to impress potential lenders with your client’s loan scenarios. It may be that times have changed permanently and that it will be years before lenders return to their pre-2007 comfort level. Until then I thought I would make some suggestions to help you to re-think [...]
Tags: Commercial loans, construction loans, finding lenders, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money loans, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money loans, Quick flip loans, real estate rental, rehab loans, REO funding, Short sales, subordinate loans
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Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
Clay Sparkman
I’d like to take this opportunity to highlight a loan that we were able to get into escrow 1 week from the time the borrower submitted his scenario. This is not something we can do every time, but very possible for a proven borrower that knows the dance. I’ll refer to this borrower as [...]
Tags: Commercial loans, construction loans, finding lenders, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money loans, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money loans, Quick flip loans, real estate investing, real estate rental, rehab loans, REO funding, Short sales, subordinate loans
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Friday, February 10th, 2012
Clay Sparkman
Generally speaking we are quite willing to consider small loans. We realize that we will never get rich doing small loans, but we also remember what got us where we are. The large loans can be quite fickle, coming and going as they please, but the small loans seem to be there when we [...]
Tags: Commercial loans, finding lenders, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money loans, Oregon, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money loans
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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Clay Sparkman
With the decline of real estate prices and concern about the global economy, there is a lot of speculation regarding the timeline of this recession. In conversations with brokers, investors, and developers throughout the country, the topic often turns to one common question: what’s going on out there? I’ve heard what the experts say, [...]
Tags: bank loans, Commercial loans, construction loans, finding lenders, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money loans, Multifamily, Oregon, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money loans, Quick flip loans, real estate, real estate investing, real estate rental, rehab loans, REO funding, Short sales, subordinate loans
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Friday, January 6th, 2012
Clay Sparkman
Private money is often misunderstood. Many industry professionals know very little about it, and fallacies and misconceptions tend to dominate the collective wisdom. As you know, as a subscriber to this list, I have made it my mission to try to educate professionals regarding the realities of private money. In this capacity, I spend [...]
Tags: Commercial loans, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money loans, Oregon, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money loans, Quick flip loans, real estate investing, real estate rental, rehab loans, REO funding, Short sales, subordinate loans
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Clay Sparkman
I firmly believe that the best way to learn about anything complex is by doing. The second best way is by example. If I could provide you with a private money loan simulator I would, but I haven’t figured out how to do that yet (though I assure you, we haven’t given up on [...]
Tags: Commercial loans, finding lenders, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money loans, Oregon, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money loans
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Clay Sparkman
One of the challenges for individuals and professionals pursuing a private money option is figuring out what information to provide for a specific loan request (and in what format). Because the questions and issues are quite different for private money, and certainly different within the private money context depending on the type [...]
Tags: Commercial loans, construction loans, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money loans, Multifamily, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money loans, Quick flip loans, rehab loans, REO funding, Short sales, subordinate loans
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Friday, November 18th, 2011
Clay Sparkman
When it comes to private money, the rules–as you may know them–generally don’t apply. Certainly, with regard to the matter of valuing a property, most of you would do well to throw away what you’ve already learned and start over. To help you along these lines, I would like to share an article written [...]
Tags: Commercial loans, construction loans, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money loans, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money loans, Quick flip loans, real estate investing, real estate rental, rehab loans, REO funding, Short sales, subordinate loans
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Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
Clay Sparkman
This has been a tough four years for many of us, so in celebration of the anniversary of the sub-prime collapse, I thought it would be nice to start off by having a little fun. With that in mind, I have prepared a top ten list, Top Ten Ways you Know it Might be [...]
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Thursday, October 20th, 2011
Clay Sparkman
As I pointed out in a previous mailing, our private money lending programs tend to be fairly rigid with regard to LTV requirements, but quite forgiving with regard to other issues. One of the nice things about private money is that it allows for creative problems solving. I have put many transactions together that [...]
Tags: commercial lenders, Commercial loans, construction loans, finding lenders, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money loans, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money loans, Quick flip loans, real estate investing, real estate rental
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Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Clay Sparkman
There was November, 2007 and then there were the nearly 4 years now that followed. If you are an acting broker in this market it is because you are a survivor. Darwin’s theory—survival of the fittest—would have been more aptly named, survival of the most adaptable. If you are still here, then it is [...]
Tags: Commercial loans, construction loans, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money loans, Idaho, Oregon, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money loans, Quick flip loans, real estate rental, rehab loans
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Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
Clay Sparkman
We at Fairfield Financial Services (FFS) are pleased to announce our free iPad bonus promotional program AND that we now have sources available to lend with no maximum on commercial loans in all 14 of the states that we service.
Starting Wednesday, September 27th, we are offering a free promotional iPad 2 to any broker or [...]
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Monday, September 12th, 2011
Clay Sparkman
This week I’d like to address some myths about private money, and hopefully correct some common misconceptions that seem to exist with regard to private money lending as an alternative mechanism for funding the refinance and acquisition of real estate.
Myth: As a broker, I should first try to use conventional bank financing, and if [...]
Tags: Commercial loans, construction loans, finding lenders, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money loans, Oregon, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money loans, Quick flip loans, real estate investing, rehab loans
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Friday, August 26th, 2011
It is often quite difficult for professionals to get a sense of what hard money is all about and to know when it is the best option for putting a transaction together. I have found that the best way to teach is by example. So to that end I will profile several loans here that [...]
Tags: Commercial loans, construction loans, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money loans, Idaho, Multifamily, Oregon, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money loans, real estate, real estate investing, rehab loans
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Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
S. Clay Sparkman
The most important thing about working a pipeline–as you well know–is to keep your loans in motion. They must not stagnate. Always move forward or bail out (gracefully of course). This is a critical secret to success, particularly in the challenging market we face now.
If you have a file that you have been [...]
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Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
Clay Sparkman
This article was originally posted on my lender blog in January of 2010. Now, some 15 months later, it still seems pretty much timely, That worries me. I’d like to hear your thoughts on this matter. You brokers are the real experts. Please give voice.
One of my dear good readers sent the following e-mail [...]
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Thursday, March 10th, 2011
Clay Sparkman
It is often quite difficult for professionals to get a sense of what hard money is all about and to know when it is the best option for putting a transaction together. I have found that the best way to teach is by example. So to that end I will profile some sample loans [...]
Tags: Commercial loans, construction loans, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money loans, Idaho, Oregon, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money loans, real estate, real estate investing
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Sunday, March 6th, 2011
Clay Sparkman
We’ve been through nearly 3 ½ rough years in the real estate market—and projections seem to indicate that we will finally see clear up-turn in the second half of this year, but no one really knows for sure. We have managed to survive this down-time (all who are still present please take a moment [...]
Tags: commercial lenders, Commercial loans, construction loans, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money loans, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money loans, Quick flip loans, real estate, real estate investing, real estate rental, rehab loans
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