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If You’ve Filed for Bankruptcy, Can You Still Get a Loan?

Filing for bankruptcy certainly does a number on one’s credit. A bankruptcy can make it exceedingly difficult to borrow for years afterward. However, bankruptcy is not the financial death sentence so many people think it is. You can actually still get a loan if you know what to do and where to look. This post […]

What You Need to Know about House Flipping Loans

Obtaining loans for flipping a house was fairly easy 20 years ago. Almost anybody could walk into a bank and walk out with a mortgage a short time later. That is no longer the case. Not only are mortgage lenders more discriminating, they are also warier than ever about loaning to house flippers. This is […]

What is a Hard Money Loan?

Actium Partners is one of Salt Lake City’s leading providers of hard money loans. What is a hard money loan? It is a very specific kind of loan offered by private lenders to businesses and investors who have neither the time nor the interest to deal with banks. Hard money represents one of the easiest […]

Definitions of Common Hard Money Terms

Anyone new to hard money lending has quite a bit to learn. For example, there is a long list of words and phrases unique to the lending experience. A person who has never borrowed before would not be expected to know them. However, once borrowing becomes an option, it is important for potential borrowers to […]

Hard Money vs. Cash: Things to Consider

A real estate investor not wanting to run to the bank to finance a new investment basically has two options: hard money and cash assets. Both represent a way to invest without having to entangle oneself with bank financing. But which one is better? Actually, neither one. Each case has to be evaluated on its […]

Here’s What You Don’t Need for Hard Money Loans

Anyone who has turned to Actium Partners after getting nowhere with a bank understands that there are distinct differences between bank loans and hard money. Those differences extend far beyond lending here in Salt Lake City. They permeate the entire global banking sector. Convincing a bank to make a business loan is like pulling teeth. […]

Real Estate Investing: 3 Reasons to Utilize Hard Money

Real estate investors essentially have three choices for financing new properties: bank loans, hard money, and cash. Here at Actium Partners, we specialize in the hard money category. We loan to all sorts of clients who need fast cash to get real estate deals done. We recognize there are legitimate reasons for seeking out bank […]

3 Alternative Lending Myths Busted

With the Salt Lake City market as hot as it is right now, hard money for real estate transactions is in high demand. Organizations like Actium Partners exist to make that money available with as few hitches as possible. What we do is considered alternative lending by the traditional banking sector, but ‘alternative’ does not […]

Borrower Pledges Real Estate to Secure Bridge Loan

It’s often said that if a business isn’t growing, it’s dying. But sometimes growth is constrained by an inability to secure funding from a traditional bank. This is where bridge loans from private lenders can mean the difference between failure and success. Here is sample situation where private lending offers an ideal solution. A borrower […]

Top 3 Advantages of Private Lending or Hard Money Loans

Private loans, often referred to as hard money loans or bridge loans, offer three significant advantages over conventional or bank-financing arrangements. Private lenders can fund quickly, within a flexible structure and without prepayment penalties that can unintentionally hinder the success of your business. Here are the top three advantages of hard money loans: 1. Rapid […]