Clay Sparkman I originally published this article in January of 2010. Two years later, I think it is as useful as ever. Thus the re-post (for those who missed it the first time around). Today I will focus on a few web based tools that I have found to be useful in the business. Let’s […]
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Web based resources for the private money professional (re-post)
Friday, February 22nd, 2013Investing in real estate in 2013: Three articles you should read
Thursday, January 31st, 2013Clay Sparkman On occasion, I try to publish links to articles that are relevant, useful, and interesting. Here are three articles which give useful perspective on the matter of investing in real estate in 2012—each from a different perspective. A money.cnn article on how to find real estate opportunities in 2013: http://money.cnn.com/2012/12/01/real_estate/housing-outlook-2013.moneymag/index.html Dailyresearchhunter.com on global […]
Good news for real estate markets: could this be the actual turn around we've been waiting for?
Monday, November 12th, 2012Clay Sparkman During the past five years we’ve–most of us who make our money in the real estate market (in one way or another)–had a pretty rough time. Certainly, few of us ever anticipated that we were in for a slump of five+ years. And, of course, there have been the false-starts along the way […]
Getting high quality loan submissions that fit your programs via Lendicom
Thursday, October 11th, 2012Clay Sparkman If you are a broker or borrower of real estate secured commercial money, Lendicom may be of particular interest to you. This site is geared toward commercial lending, and allows borrowers and brokers to sign up and submit specific loan proposals to lenders who have also signed up online. Presently we have a database […]
In the way of good news
Monday, July 9th, 2012Clay Sparkman I am re-posting two short articles that I posted on the investor blog recently. Why? Because they are quite positive and credible in their outlooks, and I feel that we could all use a dose of optimism with regard to real estate markets about now. (It has been a long five years.) Too […]
What's Going On Out There?
Friday, February 3rd, 2012Clay Sparkman With the decline of real estate prices and concern about the global economy, there is a lot of speculation regarding the timeline of this recession. In conversations with brokers, investors, and developers throughout the country, the topic often turns to one common question: what’s going on out there? I’ve heard what the experts […]
Getting Unstuck with Private Money
Friday, August 26th, 2011It is often quite difficult for professionals to get a sense of what hard money is all about and to know when it is the best option for putting a transaction together. I have found that the best way to teach is by example. So to that end I will profile several loans here that […]
As goes Miami …?
Saturday, July 30th, 2011Sorry to be so long away from you. I guess the lazy days of summer have been calling. I would like to share an article that I read recently in the New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/27/business/affluent-buyers-reviving-market-for-miami-homes.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 It seems that the Miami market, one of the worst hit during the real estate turn down, is on the […]
Example private money loan – turn of century coastal view home remodeling project
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011Clay Sparkman Because I have found that one of the best ways to learn is by way of example, I like to give frequent examples of actual loans that we have funded. The following loan was funded quite some time ago, but is quite typical of the sort of thing that we are looking to […]
Won’t somebody please call a plumber … the banks are clogged
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011Clay Sparkman This article was originally posted on my lender blog in January of 2010. Now, some 15 months later, it still seems pretty much timely, That worries me. I’d like to hear your thoughts on this matter. You brokers are the real experts. Please give voice. One of my dear good readers sent the […]
