Damon Riehl is the founder and CEO of Investment Property Loan Exchange. He has more than 35 years of lending experience in a broad array of asset classes, including commercial and residential mortgage, small business, and construction lending. Riehl held top leadership positions as head of commercial lending for Ocwen Mortgage, head of unsecured lending for Citibank, global mortgage leader for GE Capital, and head of construction products at Fannie Mae. He is a member of the Harvard Joint Centers for Housing Studies. Riehl has built six de novo lending platforms and used that knowledge to build and grow Investment Property Loan Exchange and the fintech platform LoanBidz.com. Education and research are vital components of successful real estate investing. Knowing how to properly evaluate real estate investments, assess risk, and capitalize on opportunities is a key element of any successful strategy. With current market conditions, it is more important than ever for you to have a comprehensive understanding of real estate investing and finance. • REI News Now also provides links to major economic reports like “The State of the Nation’s Housing 2022,” “America’s Rental Housing 2022,” and “Improving America’s Housing 2021” by the Harvard Joint Centers for Housing Studies. It also includes the “Pandemic Domestic Migration by County” from Daren Blomquist of Auctions.com. Additionally, REI News Now contains a Tools section that allows you to look up a home’s value and the rental income from an annual or short-term rental property. The site also includes a weekly private lender rate survey that allows you to track the market rates for single-family and multifamily long-term rental loans and fix-and-flip rehab loans. The weekly rate survey represents the best rates available from a large group of lenders. REI News Now, and its sister site REInvestor News (reinvestornews.com), also provides access to a variety of learning materials on single-family, multifamily, mixed‑use, and commercial properties. The materials cover the entire investment process, from evaluating a potential investment to determining the best financing options. These materials provide the ability to gain insight into current market trends and specific strategies to maximize their returns. Additionally, you will be able to use these materials to build a comprehensive understanding of the several types of real estate investments and their associated risks. By using the information these materials provide, you are better able to make educated decisions to achieve your long-term investment goals.
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