Alesondra Mora, assistant vice president of marketing at Streamline Funding, recently sat down with two of the private lending industry’s thought leaders: Romney Navarro and Chris Ragland. In this casual Q&A, they offer their (sometimes differing) perspectives about how to scale a private lending business, including how to prepare to scale and the best markets [...]
Working with your borrowers to help them understand which home improvements are known to pay off can lead to more successful investments and loyal, partner-focused clients. Whether a new-to-the-scene landlord or a seasoned fix-and-flipper, a real estate loan investor will likely want to make improvements to any recently purchased property to increase its potential income. [...]
If you are seeking capital to grow your private lending firm, keep these strategies in mind. As the private lending industry starts to face headwinds, including higher interest rates, more small- and midsized lenders are focused on growing quickly to compete. They know their larger competitors are receiving a better price when they sell loans. [...]
Sometimes the end of the road is just the beginning. Private lending is competitive. It’s just part of the business. For many, it’s a rush. It’s what makes it truly enjoyable. There’s nothing like knowing you beat out the competition. Maybe it was on price. Or perhaps service made the difference. Or maybe the customer [...]
Consider this four-step process before making any final expansion decisions. The private credit market has seen steady growth since 2005. In 2005, private lending made up just 5% of the total U.S. credit market. In third quarter 2021, it was 30%—and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight for that steady growth, according [...]
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 [...]
The association releases first private lending benchmark survey results. Although private lenders originate billions in loans annually, there is a lack of quantifiable data to support this aggressively expanding industry. From the outside, it makes private lending look smaller and less instrumental to the loan origination industry than it is. Internally, it means originators, fund [...]
An alignment of interests may solve the oncoming foreclosure flood. It feels as if every other article these days focuses on the effects of forbearance across various asset classes. From agency-backed paper to service non-QM loans, the consensus is there will be a drastic increase in overall foreclosure activity. Although most industry professionals agree the [...]
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