california real estate: Things Looking "Up" in California - 02/21/07 11:15 PM
Everyone loves to point to California as the prime example of the excessive greed of the recent real estate boom. Media, bubble bloggers, and pundits predict that California will plummet to new lows and bring on a lengthy recession akin to the Great Depression. Even home-grown and respected PIMCO of Newport (2 comments)
california real estate: What's Happening at Bloodhound Blog - 01/17/07 11:22 AM
Here are some of the top stories from BloodHound Blog (links open in a new window): Technorati claims that Bloodhound Blog has "a lot of authority": A lot of work, a lot of posts, a lot of linking, a lot of links back: A lot of authority . . . Greg Swann posts his (5 comments)
california real estate: "Hard Money" makes sense for good credit borrowers - 12/14/06 01:10 AM
Why would a borrower with a 736 FICO score get a hard money loan? I'm deviating a bit from my earlier blog, So you want to be a California Hard Money Broker? I know I promised more detailed information about the disclosure process in California Hard Money transactions and I will. Tonight, (22 comments)
california real estate: Investing in California Mortgage Pools - 11/11/06 04:09 AM
I am a private mortgage lender which means I make real estate loans (non-bank loans) to individuals who can't qualify for bank financing. In California, this is sometimes referred to as Trust Deed Investing because the security instrument (how you secure the collateral) we use is called a Deed of Trust. (8 comments)
california real estate: So, you want to be a trust deed investor? - 10/05/06 07:57 AM
So, you want to be a trust deed investor and earn double digit returns? Let's see what I can tell you about investing in trust deeds in 3-4 paragraphs. a more detailed explanation can be found here. A trust deed is what we call a deed of trust or mortgage in California. (5 comments)
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