Real estate investor gets five-year federal sentence
"Ward, who has a long track record in the hard-money lending business and who was well known in the Peninsula community, held the subjective hope that he, Locker, Tipton and Lin could turn the business around, given more time for the market to improve …
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Upland Man Accused of .5 Mil in Real Estate Fraud
In some cases, after the fraudulent transfer of title, hard money loans are obtained on the properties. Investigators believe there may be additional victims. If you suspect that you been victimized by David Alan Boucher, or any of his associates …
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Blame Bain Continues
The only real lending market where capital is really lent out is the "hard money" market. That's where angel investors and similar lend out their own accumulated capital — money they really have. They tend to charge a metric crapload for that …
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