General perspective
Thursday, June 6th, 2019
The following is a re-post of a good article in The Scotsman Money Guide (2016), providing a road map through the private-lending landscape, for brokers and borrowers: Here By the way, if you do not already use The Scotsman Money Guide (either the online or paper version), I highly recommend it as an excellent guide […]
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Monday, November 26th, 2018
S. Clay Sparkman Just about every broker should have a private money option to go to. Here are a few quick tips on how to get that going. (1) Find a Lending source that you like and trust. Also, make sure that they will work with you, guiding you through the process AND giving you […]
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Wednesday, August 9th, 2017
Clay Sparkman Any good real estate investor should be attempting to assess whether property values are rising, falling, or holding in the area of his/her latest potential investment. After all, the core question when buying investment property (particularly short-term) is, “what is value likely to do in the next year or so?” If you sense […]
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Wednesday, December 21st, 2016
Clay Sparkman I came across the following blog posting by Jersey Digs, and felt that it would be worth passing along to interested borrowers and brokers: Ask an Investor: How did you get started? How do you make money? I hope you found that to be useful. Any feedback would be much appreciated. If you […]
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Wednesday, August 17th, 2016
Clay Sparkman A good article in The Scotsman Money Guide, providing a a road-map through the private-lending landscape, for brokers and borrowers: Here By the way, if you do not already use The Scotsman Money Guide (either the online or paper version), I highly recommend it as an excellent guide to various lender resources. They […]
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Monday, June 27th, 2016
Clay Sparkman I came across this article, Private Lending Presents Opportunities for Investors by Jeff Brown, in US News. It gives a very broad perspective on private money lending. For example, it includes references crowd-sourcing and unsecured loans. I thought it might be worth sharing with you all, as you contemplate your options for non-bank […]
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Thursday, May 19th, 2016
Clay Sparkman With regard to forward thinking (that is, how is the industry changing?): I thought you might appreciate this article, Private Lending Sector Making Big Noise for Real Estate Investors, by Ben Stoodley: Here Certainly he is correct with regard to his interpretation of current trends, and one must wonder how far this might […]
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Wednesday, May 11th, 2016
Clay Sparkman Any good real estate investor should be attempting to assess whether property values are rising, falling, or holding in the area of his/her latest potential investment. After all, the core question when buying investment property (particularly short-term) is, “what is value likely to do in the next year or so?” If you sense […]
Tags: auction buying, bank loans, broker referrals, commercial lenders, 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, real estate, real estate investing, real estate rental, rehab loans, REO funding, Short sales
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Monday, November 30th, 2015
Clay Sparkman I came across this blog post by Jeffrey Tesch recently. It was originally posted at cpexecutive.com on October 19, 2015. After working to articulate the various practical issues of private money for many years, I felt that it would be nice to offer a fresh voice/perspective on the matter. I contacted a representative […]
Tags: commercial lenders, Commercial loans, construction loans, finding lenders, hard money brokering, hard money loans, private money brokering, private money loans
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2015
Clay Sparkman Okay, it has been a good nine months since I last posted. Let’s just say it’s a long story. At any rate, I’m back–so expect regular postings going forward. It looks like HML Investments predicts that this is a good time to consider hard money. HML Investments Releases Latest Prognostication Regarding the Real […]
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