All Great Things are Made Simple

  Winston Churchill, one of the most famous Statesmen of all time who led England during World War II, once said “All Great Things are Made Simple”.  During the Wars darkest days, Churchill successfully motivated the British Empire to fight vigorously and courageously through his succinct messaging and prose. Former Apple CEO and famous Entrepreneur…

5 Advantages of a Managed Trust Deed Portfolio

Which is the better investment:   A Trust Deed Portfolio or a Mortgage Fund that invests in Trust Deeds?     You have probably already figured out that you should add non-correlated Alternative Investment, current income producing Trust Deeds to your investment portfolio to be truly diversified and protected from the volatile world of Stocks and Bonds.    This…

5 Ways to Profit

How can an investor profit from buying distressed properties? According to the Corelogic Home Pricing Index (HPI) Residential Real Estate prices have depreciated by as much as 59.11% from the peak in May, 2006. Prices have increased the last few months in 2012, but the overall decline in prices is substantial. There are many ways…

Reinventing Yourself

Download Reinventing Yourself with a Business Purpose Cash-Out Loan Like many people Grady got hit hard by the Great Recession in 2008-2012.   He owned his own business brokerage company where he helped Car Dealers buy and sell their Dealerships and Real Estate Holdings.  Car Dealers suffered huge losses as uncertainty, and deleveraging pummeled Car Sales.   …

4 Ways To Value Properties

How do you get an accurate value on properties?   The primary underwriting criteria for a Hard Money Loan is the Value of the Property being used as Collateral.  The Internet, new government regulations and the Housing meltdown have all forced Lenders and Service Providers to invent and utilize new valuation metrics and products.  The…

Rehab Loans: A Win-Win-Win

Download Rehab Loans – A Win-Win-Win for Real Estate Investors, Community and Lender Rehab Loans: A Win-Win-Win for the Real Estate Investor, Community and Lender Mortgage Vintage, Inc. enjoys making Single Family Residential Rehab loans.  Rehab loans are a win-win all the way around.   Here are the many benefits to a Rehab Loan: Distressed Seller is…

Rehab Loans are a Win-Win for all

Download Rehab Loans – A Win-Win-Win for Real Estate Investors, Community and Lender Rehab Loans: A Win-Win-Win for the Real Estate Investor, Community and Lender Mortgage Vintage, Inc. enjoys making Single Family Residential Rehab loans.  Rehab loans are a win-win all the way around.   Here are the many benefits to a Rehab Loan: Distressed Seller…

Job Opening – Mortgage Loan Processor

Mortgage Loan Processor Job Description Mortgage Vintage, Inc. has a job opening for a Mortgage Loan Processor who will be responsible for verifying, sorting and compiling data relevant to loan origination, loan applications, loan processing, underwriting, lender sales and servicing.  If you are this person or know someone who is please contact us!

Yield Olympics

Trust Deed Investments Win the Gold Medal USA Today recently reported that “Money funds are yielding an average 0.03%. The highest-yielding one-year bank CD, from CIT bank, is yielding 1.1%, says Bankrate.com — $5,500 a year from a $500,000 deposit. OUCH! If you’re tired of seeing your money tied up in low-yielding accounts, we have good…

Who can Benefit from Trust Deed Investments?

Investors in Trust Deeds understand and appreciate the value of real estate as well as certain fundamentals about real estate lending. They like the fact that real estate is a tangible asset. An investor can visually inspect the property securing the loan — they can actually walk through it, examine it and touch it. There…

What is a Trust Deed?

When a loan is completed on a home, there are two parts to the transaction: the Promissory Note and the Deed of Trust. This Deed of Trust is also referred to as a ‘Trust Deed’ and is a Recorded ownership interest in a property. This Trust Deed is the legal document that shows who is…