Spreading the news about your funded transactions is an easy and effective content marketing strategy. Many private lending firms struggle to stay consistent with their marketing efforts, especially smaller operations that don’t have an in-house marketing person. There is one marketing strategy every loan originator can, and should, execute consistently: promoting closed deals. So many [...]
Ongoing pandemic spurs IRS decision to renew relief measures. In the recent IRS Notice 2021-10, the regulatory agency extended relief to Opportunity Zone Funds due to ongoing concerns stemming from the coronavirus. The announcement essentially renews the prior relief measures implemented via IRS Notice 2020-39, which expired at the end of 2020. The following is [...]
Consider these insights for being your borrowers’ watchdog—and building your reputation as an ethical lender. Originating to foreclosed on is also known in the lending business as “loan to own.” Loan to own can be intentional, or it can be accidental. Regardless, it’s bad business. Intentional loan to own typically occurs because the asset in [...]
A community of furnished bungalows in the trendy Echo Park area of Los Angeles exemplifies the importance of private lending. The Echo Park area of Los Angeles is what people imagine the “LA lifestyle” is all about. Cool, trendy, and hip are just a few words used to describe it. When Anil Khera, the CEO [...]
California enacts major changes to the non-judicial foreclosure process. In the final few months of 2020, much to the dismay and over the opposition of several industry groups, the California legislature approved, and the governor signed into law, SB 1079 which fundamentally changed the way in which non-judicial foreclosures conclude and certain sales are conducted. [...]
Here’s how to set yourself up for success in even the most challenging market environments. Where do you want your business to be in one year, three years, five years? Answering this question in a COVID-19 economy may seem tricky. After all, since the pandemic hit, we’ve seen far too many real estate entrepreneurs and [...]
Current home flippers infuse the housing market with quality, affordable inventory. Proposed legislation in New York could make it harder for real estate investors to finance real estate renovation projects, which could further limit the supply of affordable housing inventory in the state, according to an analysis of home flipping data from the last two [...]
Standardizing your processes creates efficiencies and transparency—and drives success. To set your company up for success in fix-and-flip lending, the right mix of standardization, people, and technology is key for a profitable program. Let’s look at some of the best practices for delivering better efficiencies, transparency, and an outstanding customer experience. LanProcess Standardizations Drive Better [...]
Forty-two states have a law that say you can’t require too much dwelling insurance. Insurance. Just the word can conjure up anxiety and dread in many people, especially those involved with the life cycle of a loan. Most lenders have horror stories of situations where they’re ready to close a loan, only for the closing [...]
Here’s a look at what private lenders need to know about the executive order. As part of a concerted effort to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, newly-elected President Joe Biden implemented a flurry of 17 executive orders within a matter of hours after his inauguration. One of them is specifically intended to offer [...]
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