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Into the mainstream

Friday, May 13th, 2016

Clay Sparkman I thought that this recent article in The National Real Estate Investor would be worth sharing with the private money investors in this group. It certainly rings true with those of us at Fairfield, as we have had to work with our investors to adapt our programs and strategies to a changing market […]

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Finding qualified commercial private money borrowers

Monday, April 22nd, 2013

Clay Sparkman This item was originally posted on this site on 4/30/10. I had a sense that it might be relevant once again, and so I have rewritten it slightly and am posting here again. I hope you find it useful. Most private money investors choose to work with brokers.  However it is a decision […]

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What to look for in 2013

Thursday, January 24th, 2013

Clay Sparkman I rather enjoyed the following article in the www.thefiscaltimes.com (quite an impressive publication at first blush), and thought it would be a good one to share. “Ten Real Estate Trends to Watch in 2013” http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2012/12/06/10-Real-Estate-Trends-to-Watch-in-2013.aspx#page1 The article begins by noteing that “national home prices have been on the uptick for eight straight months,” […]

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Another good piece of data for real estate markets in the PNW

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Clay Sparkman This from a recent article in The Puget Sound Business Journal: “Sales of larger apartment buildings in King County are on the upswing, setting a record average price per square foot in 2011, according to data supplied by Dupre + Scott Apartment Advisors Inc. Investors last year paid an average price of $136,509 […]

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Private loan packaging guidelines

Sunday, October 31st, 2010

Clay Sparkman One of my long term objectives with this blog is to eventually walk with you through all of the private money loan processes and procedures, from the moment of conception until death (death of course not being a bad thing in my chosen metaphor, but simply meaning loan payoff, workout, or foreclosure). This […]

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Less Grumbly – A Follow-up to ‘grumblings of a slum lord in the post-bust environment’

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

This Guest post by Brian Blum, Operating Manager of Maverick Structures LLC, is  a follow up to an earlier post Sure, we each have “teams” of lawyers, Realtors, title agencies, finance people, insurance agents, and contractors working with us, but don’t kid yourself – real estate investing is largely an individual sport.  Many investors have […]

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Grumblings of a slum lord in the post-bust environment

Friday, September 24th, 2010

Guest post by Brian Blum, Operating Manager, Maverick Structures LLC I’m a real estate investor.  I see opportunities in buildings – and in numbers, and I use those opportunities to create income and equity.  What I do benefits society, but I’m not going to lie to you – I am driven to do it for […]

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The sweet spot

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

Clay Sparkman We are always looking for the sweet spot these days in the real estate market.  And by sweet spot, I mean that realm of  investments that are on balance less risky and more likely to turn a profit in what is otherwise a jaded real estate market. I have gone on a bit […]

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