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Foreclosure Case Study: Unprepared Borrower Ill-Equipped to Handle Project

By |2022-12-06T16:14:59-06:00December 7th, 2022|Case Study|0 Comments

Lender emerges with break-even scenario at best. The information contained in this case study analyzes several aspects of a residential foreclosure. All confidential borrower information has been redacted from the case study to protect the borrower’s privacy. The borrower purchased the subject property from a private seller for $260,000. The borrower planned to spend $40,000 [...]

By |2022-12-06T16:14:59-06:00December 7th, 2022|Case Study|0 Comments

From Here to There and Back Again

By |2022-02-04T19:49:15-06:00January 6th, 2022|Featured, Last Call|0 Comments

The Real Estate industry can be unforgiving. The moment we come to understand and accept that, we discover a world of opportunities. I did my first investment deal when I was in college. As is true for many of us, it was an accident that led to a career. I purchased my first house during [...]

By |2022-02-04T19:49:15-06:00January 6th, 2022|Featured, Last Call|0 Comments

Look Before You Leap Into Faraway Deals

By |2019-10-24T15:33:29-05:00October 24th, 2019|Strategy|0 Comments

Assessing the risks of low-rent/high-cap rate  investments in out-of-state markets. Many investors, primarily those in California, have investigated purchasing rental property in states they would have previously not considered. The reason? The low capitalization rates in California compared to Midwest and Southern states. There is so much money in California looking for an investment home [...]

By |2019-10-24T15:33:29-05:00October 24th, 2019|Strategy|0 Comments

Tokenizing Real Estate

By |2021-06-08T13:24:14-05:00July 31st, 2019|Technology|0 Comments

A modern industry overhaul The real estate industry has been long overdue for a technological overhaul. This overhaul is taking place right now through the “tokenization” of real estate. Tokenization is the process of representing fractional ownership interest in an asset through a blockchain-based token. Traditionally, the real estate industry has had a reputation for [...]

By |2021-06-08T13:24:14-05:00July 31st, 2019|Technology|0 Comments

Yield Compression

By |2021-06-08T13:49:27-05:00May 14th, 2019|Strategy|0 Comments

Why rates for alternative real estate financing are declining in this rising interest rate market The prime rate has been increasing slowly over the past six months, but real estate financing in the alternative sector in California has decreased. Why? Competition among private lending companies in real estate  has increased over the past five years. [...]

By |2021-06-08T13:49:27-05:00May 14th, 2019|Strategy|0 Comments

Raising the Stakes on Real Estate in Las Vegas

By |2018-10-08T14:58:41-05:00October 8th, 2018|Market Trends|0 Comments

After the city lost big during the economic downturn, experts are now betting on sustainable growth. Las Vegas and southern Nevada, after suffering some of the worst of the Great Recession, are experiencing undeniable economic growth. It’s a welcome change from a few years ago, when the city’s unemployment hit 15 percent, home values plummeted, [...]

By |2018-10-08T14:58:41-05:00October 8th, 2018|Market Trends|0 Comments

Lending and renting are alternative approaches with intriguing similarities

By |2018-08-07T02:38:13-05:00January 31st, 2018|Strategy|0 Comments

As someone whose roots are firmly planted in the world of private lending, you may be ready to tackle the real estate market, even if you may not know it! The principles of asset management (and the income potential) can be very similar when comparing private lending and real estate. For example, both investment strategies [...]

By |2018-08-07T02:38:13-05:00January 31st, 2018|Strategy|0 Comments

Pitfalls of Trust Deed Investing: Loan-To-Own Underwriting (Part 2 of 3)

By |2018-08-07T02:38:14-05:00January 31st, 2018|Strategy|0 Comments

Trust deed investing is generally considered a safe investment, but there are risks—just as there are for any investment. In this three-part series, we are tackling some of those risks. PITFALL #2 – Loan-to-Own Underwriting In the loan-to-own underwriting scenario, the mortgage broker focuses solely on the loan-to-value of the property. Why would a mortgage [...]

By |2018-08-07T02:38:14-05:00January 31st, 2018|Strategy|0 Comments

China Running RE Development in U.S.

By |2018-08-07T02:38:36-05:00September 20th, 2017|Market Trends, News|0 Comments

Over the last several years, Chinese investment has assumed an increasingly influential role in U.S. commercial real estate. In 2016 alone, Chinese investors spent $15.1 billion on commercial property here, representing 46 percent of Chinese investment in other countries, Real Capital Analytics reports. The United States was the number one destination for China’s outbound investment. [...]

By |2018-08-07T02:38:36-05:00September 20th, 2017|Market Trends, News|0 Comments

InstaLend expands to three new states

By |2018-08-07T02:38:53-05:00June 8th, 2017|News|0 Comments

InstaLend announced successful growth of its real estate crowdfunding platform, expanding to Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Georgia. As of June 1, 2017, investors in these three states, as well as New Jersey, will be able to participate in passive residential real estate investments through InstaLend's online crowdfunding platform. Founded in 2016, InstaLend has experienced rapid growth [...]

By |2018-08-07T02:38:53-05:00June 8th, 2017|News|0 Comments

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