{"id":372,"date":"2011-11-10T12:51:01","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T19:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/privatemoneysource.com\/broker-blog\/?p=372"},"modified":"2011-11-10T12:51:01","modified_gmt":"2011-11-10T19:51:01","slug":"a-few-useful-and-interesting-resources-for-private-money-profesionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/privatemoneysource.com\/broker-blog\/?p=372","title":{"rendered":"A few useful and interesting resources for private money profesionals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clay Sparkman<\/em>
\nThese days–with uncertain markets\u2014tools and resources which provide us with information and data are more crucial than quite possibly ever before.
\nI am always trying to find more resources that will be of use to both me and readers of this blog. Here are a few items that have popped up lately.
\nALTOSResearch<\/a> offers this wonderful site, offering \u201creal-time real estate data.\u201d I haven\u2019t fully researched the treasures on this site, but have been quite impressed by their market specific data (just click on the \u201cTake me to the data\u201d tab off the main page.\u201d It is free to use at a basic level and offers a very useful set of analytics giving you invaluable data on the current state of various real estate markets. The section for Portland looks like this<\/a>. It actually offers some promise for the future of this market as we move into 2012.
\nI came across an interesting article at CNNMoney<\/a>: Housing markets: Best recovery bets. This article begins<\/a>, \u201cHome prices are poised to fall in most markets this year, but 2012 will bring a rebound. Here are the 10 large metro areas that will record the largest price gains.\u201d Thus more hope for 2012.
\nI am particularly excited to see that Tacoma, Washington is #1 on the list and that Seattle is #6. Since Oregon and Washington tend to move together, I think this bodes quite well for the chances of recovery in the Pacific Northwest\u2014our core region.
\nOne of our readers, Devin Schumacher, was kind enough to offer the the last two items. Thank you Devin!
\nFirst of all, I have long searched for a good beginning text book on private money investing and private money loans. Devin found something that might be pretty good.
\nDevin says, \u201cThe first book I just finished might be worth referencing on your blog. \u00a0It is a very basic intro to how the business works, and how a person would go about setting one up. \u00a0It reads almost like an intro to private money lending textbook might read if there was a class on the subject. \u00a0But nonetheless, probably a good starting point for a lot of people to get an understanding of how it works on a very fundamental level.\u201d
\nThe book is, Private Mortgage Investing by Terri B Clark & Matthew Stewart Tabacchi. You can find it here<\/a> on Amazon.com (where it gets good ratings, by the way).
\nAnd then this last juicy little morsel, a novel apparently built around the financial realm of hard money. You will find it here<\/a> on Amazon.com. I haven\u2019t read it and neither has Devin, so it is hard to say for sure that they mean Hard Money as in the sense of Private Money. If anyone ventures to read it, please let us know.
\nAnd with that, my well is dry for now. If you know of any other resources that might be of interest to the readers of this blog, please share them with us either via the comment section or in a direct mail to me (so that I may in turn share in a future post).
\nHere\u2019s to a good finish to 2011 and a better year in 2012!<\/p>\n

\u2013 Clay (clay@privatemoneysource.com, 503-476-2909)<\/p>\n

Clay is Vice President of Fairfield Financial, a primary source for private money since 1964.\u00a0 Fairfield is currently targeting loans in OR, WA, AK, CA, CO, ID, FL, GA, ID, MT, NV, NY, OK and TX.\u00a0 To submit a loan to Fairfield for consideration: <\/em>http:\/\/www.privatemoneysource.com\/loanproposal.php<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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