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Madoff Scandal Fallout: Do Investors Care?

by Matt Pitcher | January 10, 2009

This was a question posed by an editorial in a prominent financial news media publication recently. I have asked myself the same question. For those of us whose primary objective is raising capital and attracting authentic, unique, and compelling opportunities for that capital, the Madoff scandal could not have come at a worst time. Or [...]

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Financing Real Estate

Private Investing in Real Estate Trust Deeds, in Simple English.

by Rosie Nieto | November 11, 2008

Well, that question is what I have spent the last week and half – UNLEARNING. You see, I am a real estate investor and I, like many other investors, am always working on raising private money to use to close my deals fast (or, in this hellacious market – to close them at all!) That [...]

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Blogs

A New Buzzword: Deleveraging

by Richard Warren | November 3, 2008

It wasn’t that long ago that people were touting the extraordinary power of leverage. Use as little as possible to control as much as possible. Leverage was used in business and especially in real estate. You were considered an amateur if you put down 20% to buy a property, 5% and even 0% down became [...]

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Mortgages & Lending

Who is Left to Invest in Real Estate?

by Troy Schuricht | October 9, 2008

As the financial markets melt down will there be anyone left to invest? Or better yet, are there any lenders available to finance investment properties? I received this email today from a client and I feel that is important for a couple of reason, both which we will get to later. Hi Troy, I was [...]

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