A competitive fix and flip industry and a sluggish new home buyer market has forced many residential home investors to hold their property for rental income instead of selling. Finding fixed rate rental financing has historically not been difficult for conforming and non-conforming borrowers, but locating a 30-year fixed loan with a low interest rate [...]

Most small business owners seeking capital will at some point come in contact with SBA financing. SBA financing is guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA), a United States government agency focused on expanding capital access to small businesses. The SBA doesn’t provide financing, instead it serves as a back-stop to participating lenders approved to [...]

You may believe that running a successful business only requires hard work, a great idea and determination, but there is more to it than that. Many businesses that have the potential to succeed don’t, due to a few simple, but easily avoidable missteps.  Nothing tells a potential client that you are an amateur, like communicating [...]