Hard Money Lending Blog
Discover the latest trends in real estate investment. Our experts share their knowledge of hard money lending aimed at brokers, borrowers, investors, and vendors.
Five Things You Should Know About Hard Money Loans
A major challenge facing most fix-and-flip investors is securing financing for their projects. Before rehabbers can begin renovating a home for...
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Seven Pitfalls to Avoid When Rehabbing Older Homes
As a rehabber, you’re likely to come across many fix-and-flip opportunities involving older homes. That’s the result of America’s aging housing...
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Robust Growth Outlook for Nevada Housing Market
Socotra’s lending activities are focused primarily on the California real estate market, but the company is also expanding its lending operations in...
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Six Tips for Choosing a Hard Money Lender
Hard money loans are often used to fund transactions when a quick turnaround is needed such as a fix-and-flip purchase. Conventional bank loans are...
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Inexpensive Home Improvement Upgrades for your Residential Rehab That Boost Your Return On Investment
You’ve bought your residential rehab property. You’ve done a lot of work on it. With the help of an equity-based hard money loan, you’ve managed to...
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2016 Tech Trends for Contracting: Keeping Your Residential Rehab Ahead of the Curve
Selling a home after rehabbing it used to be pretty simple- you just pointed someone to the right cave. As homes got more complicated (“now featuring...
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Oldie, and Maybe Goodie: Tips For Residential Rehab On Older Homes
The history of America is told chronologically from east to west, with new states being “born” further and further out as time went by, but that’s...
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Fix and Flip: Not as Seen on TV
Home improvement reality TV shows are incredibly popular. You’ve probably seen at least an episode or two, the kind where a few people come in...
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With Foreign Competition Waning, Now Is the Time to Invest in California Real Estate
The number of overseas buyers snatching up California real estate has gone down by 50 percent, opening to door for twice the investment opportunities.
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