Are Investor Lead Generation Funnels Right for Your Business?
Understanding the ins and outs of using digital lead generation funnels can help fund managers attract more targeted and enduring investors. The real estate investment landscape has evolved dramatically since contacts were stored and managed [...]
Toorak Completes First Ever Rated Residential Transition Loan (RTL) Securitization
SUMMIT, NJ – Toorak Capital Partners, Inc.(“Toorak”), a leading capital provider to the residential real estate lending industry, today announced the successful closing of the first-ever rated residential transition loan (“RTL”) securitization, Toorak 2024-RRTL1. The [...]
Member Spotlight | Edwin Urrego
Our March Member Spotlight shines on Edwin Urrego, Executive Loan Officer at Kennedy Funding! Edwin Urrego is a graduate of Monmouth University School of Business and has been successful in the financial industry since 2001. [...]
AAPL Announces Launch of Job Posting Service
Kansas City, Missouri – February 26, 2024 – The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) announced the launch of a new industry job posting service, the AAPL Jobs Board. The Association created this service, available [...]
Private Lending Industry Veteran Stephan Leccese Joins Lima One Capital’s Senior Management Team
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Lima One Capital, the nation’s premier lender for real estate investors, has added Stephan Leccese as Managing Director of Operations. In this newly created role, Leccese oversees core operational functions including loan [...]
Do Your Budgets and Inspections Agree?
Don’t overlook these five common examples of budget omissions. As the saying goes, a picture speaks a thousand words. The problem in real estate? There aren’t enough photos! Let’s be honest. How do often do [...]
Understanding the New SEC Private Fund Rules
What are the rules—and who do they apply to? NOTE: The dust is still settling with respect to the regulation changes covered here and their impact on funds in the real estate lending space, specifically [...]
Putting Business Process Automation to Work for You
Business process automation (BPA) can help businesses streamline their operations, enhance efficiency, and reduce human intervention in repetitive tasks. But which parts of your business should you automate—and how? rivate lenders deal with complex processes [...]
Making Affordable Housing Work
Helping lower-income households achieve their dream of home ownership can offer private lenders and investors an opportunity to profit while revitalizing neighborhoods. When most private lenders think about affordable housing, they think of people living [...]
Member Spotlight | Steve Corliss
Our February Member Spotlight shines on Steve Corliss, Principal at 1892 Capital Partners! Steve Corliss is a powerhouse business executive who has achieved significant milestones with his family businesses since graduating from Pacific Lutheran University [...]
Building a New Future
When Kendra Rommel wanted to grow her network, she didn’t have a university alumni group to tap into. Instead, she looked to her CrossFit gym, just one of many unconventional approaches she’s relied on to [...]
The Current Buzz in Fund Management
Fund investors and managers looking for opportunity—and success—in today’s environment should be mindful of these five tips. The current private lending market has been arguably the most turbulent and unpredictable in recent memory. It’s anybody’s [...]
Increasing Bottom-Line Revenue with Originations
Consider these simple steps to scale your business. If you're yearning to boost your bottom-line revenue, the secret sauce might just be hidden in the mystical realm of "originations." Yes, I said it, the mystical [...]
Capital Raising: Understanding Commissions, Referral Fees, and Finders Fees
As a private lender, it’s important to understand what’s legally permissible when you compensate someone who helps you raise money for your fund. Finding investors is one of the biggest challenges fund managers face. Often, [...]
The Current State of the Private Lending Industry
Previously unavailable industry data made accessible through AAPL gives members a competitive edge. Earlier this year, Lightning Docs, the official loan document platform of the American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) joined forces with AAPL [...]
Vetting a CPA for Your Firm
This article is co-authored by Jack O'Flaherty, founding partner and managing member at High Divide Management, and Henry Chavez, Principal at Spiegel Accountancy Corp. Managers must consider the qualifications of the financial professionals they work [...]
New Florida Law Raises Concerns for Florida Private Lenders
Law restricts certain foreign persons from acquiring real property in Florida. A new Florida law is raising concerns for private lenders. Although its greatest impact is on transactions that finance Florida real property purchased by [...]
To Scale, or Not to Scale?
In this turbulent market, fund managers are asking themselves whether to double down or buckle down. Manageable growth and increased market share are typically the goals of every new and existing fund manager. But in [...]
Member Spotlight | Justin Peterson
Our January Member Spotlight shines on Justin Peterson, Vice President of Marketing at Sharestates! Justin has had a successful career in the marketing field for 15+ years and has spent the last 5 years with [...]
Member Spotlight | David Rosenberg
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 [...]
