Having good conversations, though would like to hear what you would expect for funding terms.

I’ve been having more conversations with investors about raising private capital, and I’m curious how folks on the lending side are approaching things in the current market.For those of you who lend privately:-What’s your comfort zone on LTV these days?

Sometimes they won’t even remember who you are until the third or fourth conversation.

For example, a thoughtfully designed Voice AI agent (not an avatar, but a human-sounding voice) can help qualify leads, answer basic questions, and schedule appointments, freeing up more of your time for those meaningful, “belly to belly” connections you mentioned.I’ve been working with a voice AI agent that does exactly that: it handles the repetitive, time-consuming outreach, but always transfers the conversation to a real human when it’s time to build a real relationship or negotiate.

Conversely, are there common traits among sponsors who’ve consistently performed well?

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Here's an even better one from Conventus (almost verbatim from a real conversation with them): "Hey, we love brokers. 

(The One Brokerage)I had a brief conversation Monday with another lender, but I haven’t had any follow up.

But the best teams will redeploy talent into higher-value roles: conversation design, lead nurturing strategy, and live-transfer conversions.

This should not be a problem due to the smaller amount of cars; if it was 10 cars or something crazy like that then this would be a different conversations about keeping the street parking low for that area.