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Strategic Loan Underwriting in Mortgage Funds:  A Guide to Maximizing Yield for Investors
Strategic Loan Underwriting in Mortgage Funds: A Guide to Maximizing Yield for Investors

TO LISTEN INSTEAD OF READING THIS BLOG, CLICK ON THE ICON BELOW When it comes to investment opportunities, high net worth investors often gravitate towards those investments that promise both return, stability, and quality. Regarding mortgage funds, one critical factor deserves attention for its...

How can Rising Interest Rates be Good for the Real Estate Market?
How can Rising Interest Rates be Good for the Real Estate Market?

When we see rising interest rates, some people think of it as a negative, which can be true regarding the financing cost of real estate. This line of thinking concludes that the value of the real estate compared to other investments in the market will decrease as the cost of investing in real...

What Should We ask Ourselves Before Making any Investment?
What Should We ask Ourselves Before Making any Investment?

The questions prospective investors typically ask are what is the initial cost, what is the return, how secure is the investment, and what is the timing? Those are great questions. However, equally important questions to ask ourselves are, what is the worst-case scenario, what is the...

The Art of Retaining Your Client: A Mortgage Broker’s Ongoing Challenge – Part 2
The Art of Retaining Your Client: A Mortgage Broker’s Ongoing Challenge – Part 2

Is there real value in a Brokerage Fee Agreement? In an ideal world, you should have clients with such loyalty that you don’t need a contract to collect a fee.  However, in the real world, you need a fee agreement to perfect your interest in the brokerage relationship and get paid for the...

The Art of Retaining Your Client: A Mortgage Broker’s Ongoing Challenge – Part 1
The Art of Retaining Your Client: A Mortgage Broker’s Ongoing Challenge – Part 1

Have you ever worked hard, spending hours arranging financing for a potential client, and come to find out it was all for naught because you did not execute a fee agreement, and the client went to another lender? I understand this is the nature of the business; however, there are ways to improve...

Four things to Know Before Building an ADU on Your Residential Investment Property
Four things to Know Before Building an ADU on Your Residential Investment Property

The local and state government have made it extremely attractive to construct additional dwelling units (ADU’s), also known as Granny Flats, on a property with a single-family residence by loosening the density restrictions. The additional square footage created with an ADU can help increase the...

When Does Using Private Money Make Sense?
When Does Using Private Money Make Sense?

Have you passed up an investment opportunity because private money was expensive and it was your only option for financing? Private money, or hard money financing, is non-conventional financing. The funds are not coming from a federally insured source, as in a bank or credit union. A private...

How to Mitigate the Risks When Investing in Real Estate
How to Mitigate the Risks When Investing in Real Estate

There is no such thing as a “risk-free” real estate investment. With any return, there is risk. Successful real estate investors typically know and understand two essential things: The financial objective or why they are investing in real estate, .i.e., is it for future cash flow, preserve...

How Does Fidelis Generate Such Excellent Returns for our Investors?
How Does Fidelis Generate Such Excellent Returns for our Investors?

In today’s economic environment, there are plenty of investment options, and they all come with some level of risk.  Fidelis Private Fund is a direct portfolio lender specializing in commercial and residential investment real estate loans and offers accredited investors the opportunity to invest...

How do we Perform at an Elite Level?
How do we Perform at an Elite Level?

In real life, we don’t get trophies for merely participating. There are winners and losers, and we all desire to be the winners. However, there are several things we need to do to get there. Going from being average to good to great is impressive, but performing at an elite level is where most...

How are we Wasting Time?
How are we Wasting Time?

Jim Rohn said, “Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.” Making better use of our time also generates freedom and less stress in our lives. There are many ways through better time management we can improve our efficiency and be more...

What is a Fund Control and How does it Mitigate Risk for the Borrower, the Contractor and the Lender?
What is a Fund Control and How does it Mitigate Risk for the Borrower, the Contractor and the Lender?

Fund control plays a vital role in mitigating risk for all parties involved in the construction project. A construction fund control is a process where a third party manages the proper funding of the project. They verify the construction budget, draw documentation, and work progress, to help...