We live in the age of Search. I’m amazed at how we can now Ask Alexa, Siri, Cortana, or Google for the weather, a joke, the game score, or an answer to an obscure question. I am constantly amazed by the correct answers I get to obscure questions. As the behemoth in Search, Google also…
What are the 2020 opportunities in ADU lending? This Blog is an update to our Additional Dwelling Unit (ADU) Blog published in Sept. 2018. Many new developments have happened in the last 1½ years relating to ADU’s that influence ADU requirements, development, construction, laws and financing. Recently I organized and spoke on a California…
What are the current opportunities in ADU Lending? New California laws effective in 2017 and 2018 provide clarification and fee assistance for the creation of ADUs. These new regulations clarify and improve various provisions of the law to promote the development of ADUs, including allowing ADUs to be built concurrently with a single-family home, opening…
How to solve real problems with hard money loans? In a recent top-rated business Podcast, Tony Robbins stated that “The Best Business’ Solve Real Problems.” Besides being simplistic, direct, transparent, and fast, Hard Money Loans and Trust Deed Investments solve real issues that finance seeking professionals encounter. This month’s Blog analyzes the problems facing Orange…
What is happening in the Fix and Flip marketplace? Change and upheaval constitute Fix-and-Flip finance today. FinTech (High-Tech Lenders) companies, Wall Street and others have entered the Fix-and-Flip lending arena with an avalanche of capital. This new capital benefits borrowers with lower rates but is creating havoc with traditional lenders who are scrambling to keep…
As a Hard Money Lender in Orange County, we receive inquiries like: Can I get cash out of my house for my business? Can I pull money/equity from my principal residence and apply those funds towards a business acquisition or my companies working capital or business equipment? As a real estate investor, can I pull…
Fix and Flip or Fix and Rent? Deciding whether to Fix and Flip or Fix and Rent can be a difficult decision. You may be evaluating a purchase or have already put substantial work and money into renovating a property. In either case the question is; sell now, sell in a few years, refinance:…
Having provided close to 200 Private Money Loans to Real Estate Investors and House Flippers gives us a perspective and experience on best practices for House Flippers. We have worked with Flippers who have exceeded their income goals and others that have lost money on the flip. A major part of the flip is to…