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 […]
Posts Tagged ‘private money borrowing’
How to broker private money loans when real estate markets are uncertain
Sunday, March 6th, 2011How to communicate your deals
Monday, February 28th, 2011S. Clay Sparkman and Richard Sundvall There are certain key pieces of information that we need to know when we’re sizing up a deal. Having this information when you contact us can speed up the process considerably. Also, if you have these pieces in hand you can talk about your deal more clearly and present […]
Fairfield broker promotion – free iPad
Thursday, February 10th, 2011Clay Sparkman We at Fairfield Financial Services (FFS) are pleased to announce that we will once again be running our free iPad bonus promotional program. Starting Friday, February 11, we are offering a free promotional iPad to any broker or borrower who submits a loan through FFS that we actually close. The conditions are as […]
The private money lending business: likes and gripes (part III)
Friday, February 4th, 2011Clay Sparkman I finished Part II with a brief mention of something I quite like about the trust deed system: that is, the option (generally available) to foreclose judicially. Before moving on, I’d like to offer you a crude little decision tree which shows how investors might go about making the decision whether to foreclose […]
The private money lending business: likes and gripes (part II)
Thursday, January 13th, 2011Clay Sparkman In Part I, I began a discussion of my gripes and likes regarding the private money lending business and various industry related matters, items, and issues. I allowed myself to amble a bit far afield and concluded by mentioning a book about the legal profession which I personally found to be informing and […]
The private money lending business: likes and gripes (part I)
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011Clay Sparkman Awhile back I published a 3-part post on my Private Money Investor blog regarding my personal likes and gripes as a purveyor in of private money. This has been my sole job for the past 20 years. Who wouldn’t want to go rant and rave publicly about their job? I guess I could […]
The Art of the Summary
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010Clay Sparkman and Kris Gilmore Between phone calls, emails, and on-line submissions, most private money lenders/brokers/sources receive a tremendous number of loan requests. It’s pretty common for these loans to have tight deadlines, and so we’d like to suggest three ways to speed up the process when you are submitting a private money loan request […]
Fairfield broker promotion – free iPad UPDATE
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010Clay Sparkman We are sending out this update to amend the rules for he iPad giveaway. We accidentally left two items out. 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 […]
Fairfield broker promotion – free iPad
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010Clay 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 Monday, October 25th, we are offering a free promotional iPad to any […]
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 […]
