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Our February Member Spotlight shines on Justin Land, Co-Founder at Merchants Mortgage & Trust Corporation! Justin Land has extensive expertise in the industry and has a passion for empowering investors. He is committed to delivering tailored funding solutions that help clients achieve their investment goals with confidence. Justin says he values being in the moment [...]
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Our January Member Spotlight shines on David Rosenberg, Co-Founder at Futures Financial! Throughout his career, David Rosenberg has worked all over the industry from being a licensed real estate broker and loan officer to working in residential distressed debt, from traditional and non-traditional mortgage financing to asset management and ground-up construction, from residential development to [...]
Our December Member Spotlight shines on Investor Loan Source: How long have you been an AAPL member? Since 2021 What AAPL benefit do you MOST value? Conferences Who is Investor Loan Source? Investor Loan Source is a private money lending company offering various options for almost any real estate project, from fix-and-flips to commercial and [...]
Our November Member Spotlight shines on Bill Tessar, President and CEO at CV3 Financial Services! As a longtime friend and AAPL member, Bill Tessar is no stranger to the private lending industry. He’s built and led two successful mortgage origination companies that contributed to over $40 billion in residential funding. Tessar tackles the challenges that [...]
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