Keeping your Eye on the Ball

How Proven Underwriting Guidelines lead to successful loans and stable investor yields? During the successful 2016 8 Year Old Little League season, our coaches kept reiterating to “Keep Your Eye On the Ball”.   Whether catching a fly ball, fielding a grounder or trying to hit a fastball, the message was the same to our CrowdTrustDeed…

Be Quick but Don’t Hurry

How can a lender be quick to fund but not hurry the transaction?   John Wooden, world renowned and legendary UCLA Basketball Coach and Author of the “Pyramid of Success” said “Be Quick but Don’t Hurry” to his players.  In other words, do the right things, but learn how to do them quickly. Author Andrew…

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…