whats your take?

[Steven Weidler]

Looking for some real-world insight from people actively in the lending and investor space.

My primary background is in commercial equipment finance, and I’ve been exploring the idea of eventually expanding into the real estate side as well — specifically:

• DSCR loans

• fix-and-flip financing

• bridge/hard money products

Easy to see a ton of overlap between the two industries:

• relationship-driven business

• brokers/connectors win

• speed matters

• structuring matters

• clients value certainty over just rate

***But is the demand still there? I see offers everywhere!***

That said, I’m trying to better understand the actual demand and economics from people already doing it.

A few questions for those active in hard money/private lending:

• Is demand still strong right now?

• What products are seeing the most traction?

• Are DSCR loans becoming more competitive/margin compressed?

• What does a realistic broker pipeline look like if you’re only planning to do a handful of deals per year initially?

• What do brokers realistically expect to make per funded loan on average?

Not looking for anybody to give away trade secrets — just trying to understand the business model from operators already in the trenches before deciding how deep to go into this side of the industry.

Would genuinely appreciate any insight from lenders, brokers, investors, or flippers actively working in the space.