Posts Tagged ‘private money loans’
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
S. Clay Sparkman I spend plenty of time cruising the web for interesting articles that are relevant to the current state of hard money lending, brokering, and borrowing. I don’t always agree with everything I find, but it is useful to evaluate varying points of view, and I certainly wouldn’t pass along any article that […]
Tags: bank loans, commercial lenders, Commercial loans, construction loans, finding lenders, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money investing, hard money lending, hard money loans, Multifamily, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money investing, private money lending, private money loans, real estate investing, real estate rental, rehab loans, REO funding, Short sales
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Monday, March 11th, 2013
Clay Sparkman When evaluating loan requests, this is the fundamental question: what exactly do you want me to do for you? It is impossible to count the number of times that I have receive loan packets or proposals that didn’t include a loan summary or any clear description of the request. The process of evaluating […]
Tags: finding lenders, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money lending, hard money loans, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money investing, private money lending, private money loans
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Friday, February 22nd, 2013
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 […]
Tags: Commercial loans, construction loans, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money loans, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money loans, real estate, real estate investing
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Thursday, February 14th, 2013
Clay Sparkman One of the most promising areas at the moment for real estate investors and brokers, by all indications, is REO, short sale, rehab, and quick flip properties. The opportunity to buy distressed properties at a low price point is evident in many markets. And yet it is difficult for most end-buyers (with a […]
Tags: construction loans, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money loans, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money loans, Quick flip loans, real estate rental, rehab loans, REO funding, Short sales
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Thursday, February 7th, 2013
Clay Sparkman As you probably know, we work with a lot of people who are doing quick flip properties/projects. That means: buying low, generally fixing up (though not always), and then selling fast, at a fair price, for a nifty profit. Until now, we have made many such loans, and we have done so as […]
Tags: auction buying, finding lenders, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money loans, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money loans, Quick flip loans, real estate investing, rehab loans, REO funding, Short sales
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
Clay Sparkman We plan to do as many rehab and construction loans as we can this year. We see great potential in that area. Builders are under-building (by a substantial number), and this is mostly because banks haven’t recovered to the point where they aren’t comfortable doing construction style lending–and thus there aren’t many options […]
Tags: hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money loans, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money loans, Quick flip loans, rehab loans, REO funding, Short sales
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Friday, January 25th, 2013
Clay Sparkman I rather enjoyed the following article in the www.thefiscaltimes.com (quite an impressive publication at first blush), and thought it would be a good one to share. “Ten Real Estate Trends to Watch in 2013” http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2012/12/06/10-Real-Estate-Trends-to-Watch-in-2013.aspx#page1 The article begins by noting that “national home prices have been on the uptick for eight straight months,” […]
Tags: construction loans, finding lenders, hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money loans, Multifamily, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money loans, Quick flip loans, real estate rental, rehab loans, REO funding, Short sales
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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
Kris Gillmore and Clay Sparkman Over the past five years we’ve all watched real estate prices come crashing down, in many cases forcing lenders to foreclose and take back the property. Although this is a sad misfortune for some, it is a tremendous opportunity for others. With regard to quick-flip investment property, we have always been of […]
Tags: auction buying, 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 investing, real estate rental, rehab loans, REO funding, Short sales
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Friday, January 11th, 2013
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, “You know, I don’t know.” I can’t tell […]
Tags: hard money borrowing, hard money brokering, hard money investing, hard money lending, hard money loans, private money borrowing, private money brokering, private money investing, private money lending, private money loans, trust deed investing
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Monday, January 7th, 2013
Clay 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, by way of example. Private money is often misunderstood. Many industry professionals know very little about […]
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