Clay Sparkman A friend of mine likes to make up words. He comes up with some pretty good ones. A recent invention of his—ireloquent—strikes me as particularly utilitarian. It is useful in those situations where someone is going on and on about something in the most eloquent way, but in fact has provided a response […]
Posts Tagged ‘private money loans’
Private loan packaging guidelines
Sunday, October 31st, 2010Clay 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 […]
Less Grumbly – A Follow-up to ‘grumblings of a slum lord in the post-bust environment’
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010This 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 […]
What does this mean to us?
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010Clay Sparkman Okay, I don’t know about you, but whenever I read news about some new development in the real estate market, my first instinct is to say, “What does this mean to me?” Hey I’m not proud of it, but that’s just how I’m wired. This past two weeks we read that: (1) GMAC […]
Grumblings of a slum lord in the post-bust environment
Friday, September 24th, 2010Guest 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 […]
The sweet spot
Thursday, September 16th, 2010Clay 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 […]
A way to find qualified commercial borrowers – Lendicom.com
Monday, August 30th, 2010Clay 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) […]
Top ten loan offerings that you may choose not to review
Monday, August 16th, 2010Clay Sparkman We haven’t done one of these for awhile. There is plenty to be serious about with regard to the economy, the real estate markets, and in particular, the market for trust deeds and private money loans. There is plenty of uncertainty in these markets. And yet, there are also some good things happening […]
Getting started with private money – the dating thing
Thursday, August 5th, 2010Clay 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 […]
When life gives you lemons …
Sunday, July 18th, 2010Clay Sparkman I have always believed—and history seems to bear this out—that when the status quo becomes problematic, new opportunities present themselves. Certainly the real estate economy of the past three years has proved problematic, and so as private money investors we are called upon to seek out those borrowers/investors who have encountered and successfully […]
