Are you a savvy business owner looking for an alternative way to build your firm’s net worth? When you invest in Trust Deeds with Ignite Funding, you have the opportunity to earn double-digit returns annually on your company’s surplus cash. If you are unfamiliar with this type of investment, Trust Deeds are passive, fixed income investments in turnkey real estate projects collateralized by real property.
Forbearance Agreement. Sounds dark and ominous, right? Understandable, but before you go into panic mode, you should first understand what exactly a forbearance agreement is and why commercial lenders, like Ignite Funding, keep this mortgage tool on their tool-belt. Below we go into a Q & A with our resident underwriter, Pat Vassar, to help clear the air on what is commonly misconstrued as an unfavorable situation.
Did you decide to create a few goals or “resolutions” to follow for the New Year? Did those resolutions also include your financial well-being and investment goals for 2020? It’s easy to just jump on the personal health bandwagon. Eat less carbs, go to the gym more and lose 10 pounds. Maybe this year you should try to do something different. We have put together a few questions and ideas to help spur you on to your journey to achieve those investment goals, whether it’s with Trust Deed investments with Ignite Funding or any other investment opportunities you may have in 2020.
Here at Ignite Funding we offer passive real estate investments that earn investors a 10%-12% annualized fixed income. All you have to do is choose an investment, fill-out some paperwork and send in your funds. Now you can sit back and enjoy your returns, but for Ignite Funding, the work carries on. Today we are giving you a behind the scenes look with Pat Vassar, Director of Underwriting, to see some of what Ignite Funding does in its daily operations to keep these investments passive for its investors.
Trust Deed and REIT investments are seemingly similar at first glance. They both utilize crowdfunding type platforms that open the door to commercial real estate investments at a lower “buy-in” than your typical real estate venture (i.e. rentals, fix-n-flips, etc.); and offer a steady stream of passive income. There are some key differences that you should be aware of when deciding which investment vehicle is best for your portfolio and for your tolerance for risk.
What exactly is a Solo 401(K) and who qualifies for this type of plan? This plan is exclusively for business owners that have no other full-time employees besides the owner and their spouse. It offers greater flexibility in investment options than your standard employer 401(K), including alternative investments, and greater contribution potential. Businesses that can participate include S-Corps, LLCs, sole proprietorships, partnerships, and C-Corps. This also includes contract work for businesses like Uber, Lift, Doordash and Postmates, even if it is just a “side hustle” you can utilize this type of plan.
Adding commercial real estate to an investment portfolio used to be reserved for the very wealthy. Thanks to new technology, anyone with a couple hundred dollars and an appetite for risk can find an entry point for investments these days. Given the greater accessibility and with the commercial real estate market making a comeback in key cities, it may be time for you to consider this type of investment.
Ignite Funding will be attending the ALTS SV 2018 annual investor forum on September 17th in Silicon Valley. The event is produced by the California Alternative Investments Association and CFA Society of San Francisco. Dawn Pitts, Business Development Executive at Ignite Funding is excited to head back to Silicon Valley, “This is our second year attending ALTS SV and we look forward to educating attendees about Trust Deeds and how they can be utilized as a source for passive income.”
Defaults are always a possibility for anyone lending or investing in a “crowdfunded” real estate development. How the default situation is handled can be detrimental to the return of your initial principle investment. As a loan servicer for Trust Deed real estate investments, Ignite Funding stands behind each and every loan that it originates, often wearing many different hats in order to protect and return investor capital when default situations arise. Ignite utilizes its real estate expertise to act on behalf of its investors as Default Coordinator, and an Asset Manager if a default is to be resolved through foreclosure. At Ignite Funding, we have a proven track record in default resolution that is backed by results to our investors, having worked through and grown from the downturn in 2008.
