A Handy Checklist for Hard Money Loan Monitoring
So you made a high-risk loan...now what? The actions a lender takes during the term of a loan can make or break the return. This article provides a best-practice checklist to help increase the likelihood of [...]
The Conference Advantage
Pick your business conference opportunities carefully, then make a plan to get the most out of your attendance. Last year was a very busy one for us all, and now it is time to dive [...]
Financial Engineering for Real Estate Debt Can be a Market Differentiator
Welcome to the world of financial engineering. Allow us to introduce you to the power and simplicity of some basic financial engineering techniques that will expand your business opportunities, allow you to entertain new lending [...]
Finding Funding
According to a study conducted by the online real estate site Trulia.com, becoming a homeowner is still as important as ever among consumers. In 2016, 75 percent of those surveyed said they dream of becoming [...]
The Future of Leadership
Throughout the last decade there was a considerable investment made in executive training. A poll conducted by researchers from Harvard University showed 70 percent of Americans considers leadership crisis a significant factor in the national [...]
Mortgage Industry is Unclear About CFPB’s New Servicing Rule
The mortgage industry is anticipating significant changes when it implements the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's 2016 Servicing Rule, but determining how those changes will affect operations will have to wait until the rule is fully [...]
How the JOBS Act opens deal flow for non-accredited investors.
In historic fashion, investing opportunities for ordinary Americans took on new meaning in the spring of 2016 when equity crowdfunding rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission took effect. Besides opening up a whole new [...]
Self-directed IRA holders are finding more freedom in how to invest in loans.
The private lending landscape is coming into its own as a popular alternative to loans from banks and other traditional lenders who follow strict regulations for borrowers and loan qualifications. Private lenders are tasked with [...]
Regulation A revamp has increased its viability for more capital-seeking companies.
Regulation A was established by the Securities Act of 1933, but its restrictive $5 million offering limit, coupled with exorbitant compliance prices, made this exemption financially impracticable for a significant portion of capital-seeking corporations. However, [...]
Dodd-Frank: The End Is Near?
On the campaign trail, candidate Donald Trump frequently discussed the need to scrap the Dodd-Frank Act (the “Act”). Following the election, the President-elect’s transition team signaled that reform will most likely come incrementally. The area [...]
Is Seller Financing for You?
Purchasing a property for all-cash is rare. Not many people have hundreds of thousands of dollars lying around. The common folks have to rely on an economic function known as "financing," which is essentially just [...]
Gray is the New ‘It’ Color
Stop by a Sherwin-Williams store and you’ll see that gray is replacing beige as the go-to neutral color for interior decorating. This anecdote provides a platform for a plethora of bad puns, because the graying [...]
Ensuring Your Portfolio is Solid
No lender wants to be left holding the note on a property that won’t sell or has to be foreclosed upon. The goal of an ethical and successful private lender is to build mutually profitable [...]
Real Estate Crowdfunding Marketplace, Sharestates, Hits $275 Million in Loan Volume
Sharestates, a real estate investment marketplace, has originated $275 million in loans since the platform launched in 2015, making it one of the largest real estate crowdfunding platforms in regards to originations. December 2016 was [...]
Out With the Old & In With the New
With 2016 swiftly coming to an end and 2017 planning well underway, it is inevitable to spend time reflecting on both the positives and negatives of the past year. As with the close of any [...]
The Importance of Communications and Perception in Litigation
For lenders and service providers, communication is perception. If the last few years have established anything, it is that the perception of borrowers, regulators and, in litigation, judges and juries, have and will dramatically influence [...]
“Trust your Gut” Marketing is a Bust for 2017
Data-driven decision making is increasingly valued above the “trust your gut” way of thinking. In the very beginning, there just were no tools and information needed to conceive and measure the effectiveness of our efforts. [...]
Applied Business Software Announces Major Software Update
Applied Business Software Inc. (ABS), developers of The Mortgage Office® and The Loan Office® software, is excited to announce a major update to its signature loan servicing software The Mortgage Office®. The Long Beach based [...]
Can I trade or share my email list?
The answer most of the time is “NO!” Here’s why: Sharing your list probably breaks the privacy policy you’ve created. When people subscribed to your organization’s email list you probably told them in the fine [...]
Real Estate Crowdfunding for the Rest of Us Starts Now
Small Change is first. FINRA (the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) has just approved Small Change, the Pittsburgh-based crowdfunding platform, as the nation’s first Funding Portal dedicated to real estate. With a small stroke of a [...]
