Clay Sparkman I thought that this set of blog posts, A Guide For Private Money Lenders (in four parts), by Thad Merrill, was both interesting and informative, and so I thought I’d share them with you. (Ever vigilant: I’m combing the web for you.) http://www.fortunebuilders.com/becoming-private-money-lender-part-1/ http://www.fortunebuilders.com/becoming-private-money-lender-part-2-breaking-private-money-loan/ http://www.fortunebuilders.com/becoming-private-money-lender-part-3-attract-investors/ http://www.fortunebuilders.com/private-hard-money-lenders-part-4/ Best, Clay – Clay (clay@privatemoneysource.com, 503-476-2909) Clay […]
Private money lending – general
Fairfield Financial – Information for investors
Friday, July 8th, 2016Clay Sparkman Here is our *Information for Investors* section. It is direct and to the point. It tells you what you can expect of us and what we will expect to you, in a broker-relationship. http://www.privatemoneysource.com/investors.php Best, Clay – Clay (clay@privatemoneysource.com, 503-476-2909) Clay is Vice President of Fairfield Financial, a primary source for private money […]
Private money – the rules of physics may not apply
Friday, June 3rd, 2016Clay Sparkman I first posted this article in August of 2009. That was right about when I was just getting started with the blog. It is hard to believe that it has been nearly seven years now. At any rate, I feel that this article deserves a second look (or a first look, if you […]
25 questions you must ask
Friday, January 22nd, 2016Clay Sparkman I originally published this article in September of 2009 on this blog. 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 […]
Auto-private-money-fractional-lending
Thursday, June 13th, 2013Clay Sparkman This is an interesting blog post. http://www.mymoneyblog.com/realty-mogul-review.html It tells about a new site where you can go to make $5k private money fractional loans automatically, without the bother of actually dealing with a broker, borrower, or such. Apparently you don’t have to even bother making any decisions about the investment. That might be […]
Finding qualified commercial private money borrowers
Monday, April 22nd, 2013Clay 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 […]
Loans we are placing – example
Friday, April 5th, 2013S. Clay Sparkman Every now and then I like to present one of the loans that we have placed or are in the process of placing, so that blog readers can see (a) the types of loans that we are placing, and (b) how we feel that loans should be presented. Keep in mind that […]
Twnety-five questions you must ask (re-post)
Friday, February 22nd, 2013Clay Sparkman I originally published this article on this blog in September of 2009. It is as relevant ans useful, I believe, today as it was then. 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 […]
Where do you go to learn about private money lending?
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013Clay Sparkman I can’t tell you how many times I have been asked by prospective private money investors, “Where do I go to learn more about this? Where are the books? Where are the articles? where are the websites” I have generally had to shrug my shoulders and say, “Uh …. you know, I really […]
Private Money FAQ
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013Clay Sparkman I try to update and publish this FAQ every once in awhile, as it is a handy guide to better understanding the market for private money loans in general–and more particularly, how we operate here at FFS. It is written more with brokers and borrowers in mind, but the information here should be […]
