Part 1 of a 6-part series: The Very Last Nail
How to minimize defaults on your investment. When you invest your money, in most cases, you relinquish a certain amount of control over what happens to it. If you’re invested in the stock market, [...]
Why Hard Money has a Bad Name
4 ways to counter hard money’s sometimes disreputable image. “Hard money” lending got its name back during the Great Depression after a large swath of the banking industry failed across the country. When property owners [...]
Housing Diversity Can Help the Market Weather a Cool Down
Here’s how to prepare for the next downturn. Although nobody can predict the exact timing, we will likely experience another market correction, and housing likely will be impacted. As the housing market begins to cool, [...]
Private Lender Advocacy is Missing its Mark
Private lenders like you work tirelessly to grow your business and push the industry out of niche obscurity into a viable alternative to traditional lending. Still, there is one glaring arena where you have missed [...]
Injured Vet is Curing Housing Woes
Real estate investor and veteran Ken Lacy created Veterans Path Up to put veterans on the path to home ownership Ken Lacy’s story is compelling. A veteran who overcame a severe injury, he started Veterans [...]
8 Tip for Brokering Loans – Without Burning Relationships
Brokers can add value to a deal by working collaboratively with lenders rather than at odds with them. Private lenders rely on loan brokers for deal flow and assistance in stacking files. But, a broker’s [...]
Research is Critical to a Young US Cannabis Industry
It separates facts from deliberate misinformation, myths and hype. As legal cannabis becomes increasingly mainstream, research is critical to debunking some of the myths that were advanced to back its banning. How does research add [...]
Beyond Simple Deal Metrics
Increase your revenue stream by understanding and funding complex deals. Real estate lenders know what they’re doing. They have an eye for a good deal, and they know they can help a borrower make a [...]
Universal Commercial Capital Promotes Tabakciouglu
From Mathematics to Big Numbers Merve Tabakcioglu takes on Digital Marketing Universal Commercial Capital, a California hard money lender, promoted Merve Tabakcioglu to Social Media Manager. Tabakciouglu has been charged with leading all online marketing [...]
AAPL Member Spotlight | Rocky Butani
Rocky Butani, CEO of PrivateLenderLink.com, has been an AAPL member for five years. You may have noticed him around industry events with a camera in his hand in recent years. He has taken a photography hobby [...]
Why the Housing Market Shouldn’t Fear a Recession
Even in a downturn, opportunities exist for private lenders. The nation’s longest economic expansion in history is still underway, but eventually all good things must come to an end. When exactly the expansion will turn [...]
Your Guide to Real Estate Investing
How to navigate the pros and cons of various real estate investment vehicles. Real estate has been a reliable builder of wealth for generations. The first thing people consider when thinking about buying and owning [...]
Humanizing Your Company Brand
Using social media “socially” can make your company more relatable to customers. What makes a company social media post effective? From a corporate perspective, it’s often any post that actively promotes the company’s products or [...]
Consider an IRA for your Financial Risk Management Tool Belt
Originating loans from a self-directed retirement plan can earn tax-advantaged income for your golden years. Incorporating familiar private lending practices into an individual retirement account (IRA), 401(k) or other tax-advantaged savings vehicles can give you [...]
5 Crucial Questions to Ask Before Lending
Your prospective borrower’s creditworthiness is certainly important, but also be sure you have a good understanding of their commitment to risk management. Everyone in the lending industry should be familiar with the “5 C’s of [...]
Your Guide to Insurance Lending Requirements
Require borrowers to carry adequate property and liability insurance to minimize your risk of an investment property If you’re lending money on an investment property, you should have a specific set of insurance lending requirements, [...]
Your Monthly Checklist for Reducing Credit Risk
Do these four things each month to track and reduce risk For many non-bank lenders, risk management is an activity they do before they get to the closing table. Lenders regularly evaluate the loan to [...]
Using Baseline Reports Limits Risks
Make sure your clients’ projects stay on track. Sometimes even the savviest lender can overlook the perils that lurk in the shadows of construction. Too often, projects go upside down when reasonable oversight, like having [...]
AAPL Member Spotlight | Michael Tedesco
Michael Tedesco, CEO of Appraisal Nation, has been an AAPL member for seven years. If you’re looking to start a conversation with Michael, ask him how the Steelers are doing. He's an avid fan of football [...]
Barney Frank to Speak at Largest Private Lending Conference
American Association of Private Lenders to host former congressman as keynote speaker The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) announced former U.S. Congressman Barney Frank will be the keynote speaker during their 2018 Annual Conference [...]
