AAPL’s roots and the modern private lending industry can be traced to the Great Recession. It is 2009, and the Great Recession is in full swing. The federal government has passed the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing (SAFE) Act and taken control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Foreclosures are at [...]
Renovations to an untended home in a desirable neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, yielded significant ROI. A single-family home in a desirable neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, was priced far below market value because it sorely needed rehabbing. The home matched the average age of other homes in the area. An experienced borrower saw the 1,200-square-foot, 2-bedroom, [...]
Here’s how one Maine entrepreneur is building affordable housing for his community and changing perceptions one house at a time. With funding Toorak Capital Partners provided, a 22-year-old developer in Maine has used $1.4 million across five loans to rehabilitate, improve, and deliver affordable homes for 12 families in Westbrook, a suburb 7 miles west [...]
With some creativity, flexibility, and patience, the challenges of 2021 can become opportunities for your fund in 2022. Most major metro markets have seen steady price and income growth in 2021, particularly in the residential sector. Fortune Magazine recently reported: “Instead of creating a housing bust, the pandemic helped spur one of the most competitive—and tight—housing [...]
Anyone can claim to be a leader, but the key question is this: Will your team—and success for your business—follow? Good leadership is like the light, permeating into every aspect of the business. Poor leadership, on the other hand, is like the shadow, darkening many areas of the organization. What is the cause and effect [...]
Many factors are driving the trend, but private lenders must also understand the risks. Before we get into the latest loan craze in private lending—long-term rentals (LTRs)—let’s review how we got here. For years the focus in lending was around single-family fix-and-flip loans. The focus on this product hasn’t been a few years in the [...]
Spearheaded by our Government Relations Committee, AAPL wrapped up its third year of legislative activity with some definite wins. As we continue our grassroots mobilization efforts and build strategies for how and when we talk to policymakers, we wanted to provide you—our constituents—with a frank, no-holds-barred and transparent accounting of what’s happening and where we’re [...]
Private lenders can use these five tips to accelerate their mastery of the sales process—and close more deals. Sooner or later, everyone realizes the importance of knowing how to sell. It is a vital skill, and the sooner you learn the fundamentals, the better and easier your life will become. The best way to acquire [...]
Noah Martin’s philosophy background brings a unique perspective to the lending industry. When first meeting Noah Martin, president of AlphaFlow, you might wonder how a philosophy major who casually mentions Jean-Paul Sartre in an interview ended up in private lending. But once you get to know him, you realize Martin constantly seeks to know more about any subject that interests him. So, once he got into finance and lending, he dove [...]
This article was co-authored with Alex Breshears. Here’s how to avoid serious missteps when ROI appears too good to be true. It’s no secret there’s a lot of capital chasing yield right now. With historically low interest rates in the U.S. for a few years, many investments are seeing diminished returns. As a small or [...]
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