Words have power. We use them to define our place in the world and to communicate that position to others. Recently, one phrase long used in our industry has come under fire: hard money. What is a hard money lender? Is it the same as a private lender? An asset-based lender? Non-agency? Balance sheet lender? [...]
If borrowers give you grief about turning down their application, it's probably because they have these misperceptions about hard money lending. Hard money lenders tend to see just about every type of loan request on the planet. The reality is that many of these loans have no prayer of ever getting funded. Most people simply [...]
The roots of private lending date back thousands of years to Ancient Rome, when wealthy landowners and feudal lords used their land and property to obtain collateralized loans. Fast forward to modern times. Private lending has really come into its own since the economic crisis of 2008. Following the Great Recession and the ensuing heightened [...]
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 full recovery. There was a lot of hair on the deal, but the borrower seemed earnest and the risk-reward analysis [...]
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