Note: This blog entry is written by Matt Burk. Mr. Burk is CEO of Fairway America, a boutique real estate finance advisory and investment firm providing strategic business planning services nationwide to select private money lenders around the structure, architecture, and administration of proprietary mortgage pool funds. He is the founder of Fairway America who [...]
Article written by: Josh Manier with NuWire Investor If you want attractive yields utilizing a self-directed retirement account, but have little time to find alternative investments, then investing in loans backed by real estate could be a reasonable choice. One of the simplest and most straight forward alternative investments that exists today is funding a private [...]
Spring and summer is the perfect time to take a look at the trees on your property. During the winter months they are under high stress from ice and snow, so it is important to check how they fared during the cold. Trim back healthy branches so they do not brush your property’s exterior and [...]
For the first time in my ten years of driving I wrecked my brand new Honda Fit last Wednesday. It was incredibly tragic; but in addition to watching my car crumble before my very eyes, the reality hit that this was only the first step of a very long process. Filing an insurance claim is [...]
We all understand that private lenders must adhere to certain ethical standards. We also understand that real estate investors who seek funding must also adhere to ethical standards. I recently got involved in stopping a transaction between a new investor and a new private lender. The new real estate investor was about to take a [...]
NOTE: Article written by Robin Aldridge. Robin Aldridge is currently the co-founding Partner and Owner of OnPoint Services, Inc. OnPoint provides consulting and fund administration services to private money brokers and funds. She is a lives in San Diego is an active member of the California Mortgage Association, American Association of Private Lenders where she has [...]
The American Association of Private Lenders and Professional Real Estate Investors and Managers Alliance announced that Mark J. Kohler, M.Pr.A., J.D., will deliver the keynote address at the 2014 Got Money? Need Money? Conference. The Conference will be held April 29-30 in Kansas City, Missouri and feature 24 presentations, panels and workshops addressing a broad [...]
In my younger years I can remember being at middle school mixers and repeatedly doing the same dance move over and over. Slow songs, fast songs, disco – it did not matter. The move involved an awkward repetitive motion somewhat simulating doing push-ups toward the sky. This crowd pleaser was called raising the roof. Thankfully [...]
Kansas City, Missouri - The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) and Professional Real Estate Investors and Managers Alliance (PREIMA) announced today that Kansas City Investors Funding, LLC will serve as the title sponsor of the 2014 Got Money? Need Money? Conference, which is set to take place April 29-30, 2014 in Kansas City, Missouri. [...]
Note: Article written by Stephen Michael White, the co-founder and CEO of RentPrep, a company of solutions and tools designed to help landlords succeed. He is a frequent speaker for real estate and landlord associations around the country, passing along the knowledge he’s gained working with over 10,000 landlords, investors and property managers. The IRS guidelines on tax [...]
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