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Canadian Private Lenders’ Podcast — 150 episodes

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Ep.150 | RBC and BMO Just Sold Moneris to US Private Equity. Should Canadians Be Worried?

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Ep.149 | Rising Broker Share, and Why Nvidia is Now Lending on Chips

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Ep.148 | From 7 Employees to 400. Now He's Coming for the GTA Private Lending Market

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Ep.147 | The Truth About How Car Dealers Actually Make Money

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Ep.146 | From Working at a Brewery to Running a $470 Million MIC - Greg Sinclair

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Ep.145 | The Hands-off Investment That Pays 9% a Year

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Ep.144 | Canada's Big Banks Are Getting Rich Off Your Savings

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Ep.143 | Building a Real Estate Portfolio Buying Buildings No One Wanted

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Ep.142 | Private Lending Is Older Than Canada's Big Banks

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Ep.141 | Every Broker Needs to Know Alt Lending or Go Work at a Bank

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Ep.140 | AI-Generated Defences & Why Lenders Keep Losing in Court w/ Grechi Carter

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Ep.139 | $1 Billion, 40 People & Zero Gated Funds: Inside Canada's Biggest Public MIC

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Ep.138 | $20K Down Loans, 50 Years of Lending & Rebranding the Industry w/ Dean Koeller

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Ep.137 | $400M AUM, Zero Principal Lost w/ Yitz Levinson

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Ep.136 | How Leadout Capital Fills the Gap Between Banks and Private Funds

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Ep.135 | The Riskiest Loan in Private Lending

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Ep.134 | How Private Lenders Should Handle Excess Capital

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Ep. 133 | Scotty Wittrup on Alt Lending, Growth & Reputation

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Ep. 132 | Mid-Build, Out of Money: Construction-In-Progress Loans Explained

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Ep. 131 Debt Consolidation in Private Lending: Reset Tool or Risky Shortcut?

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Ep. 130 The Legal Dream Team: The Lawyers Every Private Lender Needs

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Ep. 129 | Private Credit Panic? Separating Headlines from Reality in 2026

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Ep.128 | Condo Corp Lending, MFTs & Construction Finance with Matthew Solda

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Ep.127 | How SEO Is Replacing Brokers in Private Mortgages with Jonathan Alphonso

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Ep.126 | Are You Really a Private Lender? The Truth About Alternative Lending

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Ep.125 | Inside New Brunswick’s Real Estate Boom & the Rise of Strategic Private Lending

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Ep.124 | How to Create Real Enterprise Value in the Mortgage Industry | Doug Adlam

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Ep.123 | Who Actually Uses Private Lending? 7 Real Borrower Profiles Explained

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Ep.122 | Nova Scotia’s 2% Down Payment Program: Smart Solution or PR Stunt?

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Ep.121 | The Black Belt Broker: Jack Cameron on Discipline & Private Lending

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Ep.120 | From Dishwasher to Top Broker: Alex Lavender on Building Trust, Alternative Lending, and Halifax’s Housing Market

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Ep.119 | The Future of Private Lending in Canada (AI, Renewals, Regulation & Risk)

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Ep.118 | Why Montreal’s Housing Market Is Beating Toronto & Vancouver

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Ep.117 | The 5 Biggest Mistakes Private Lenders Make When Scaling (And How to Avoid Them)

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Ep.116 | Scaling a Private Lending Business to $25M AUM: Systems, Risk & Real Talk

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Ep.115 | Fix & Flips in 2026: Market Reality, Risk, and Where the Opportunities Actually Are

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Ep.114 | 2025 Recap & 2026 Predictions: Rates, Housing Prices, & Condo Markets

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Ep.113 | Inside Keystone MIC: The Founders’ Story, Roles & What Makes a Deal Work

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Ep.112 | The Core Private Lending Deals Every Broker & Investor Should Understand

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Ep.111 | How $82 Billion in Defense Spending Could Reshape Halifax

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Ep.110 | 50-Year Mortgages: Affordability Fix or Future Crisis?

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Ep.109 | Inside Tembo Financial: Speed, Direct Lending & Market Outlook with Arlen Ekstein

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Ep.108 | Neighbourhood Holdings x Fisgard: The Details behind the Deal with Jared Stanley & Taylor Little

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Ep.107 | Insurance Every Private Lender Needs: Protecting Your Portfolio

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Ep.106 | Benjamin Sammut on MIC Growth, M&A, and Capital Raising

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Ep.105 | Inside RiverRock MIC: Nick Kyprianou

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Ep.104 | How Shane Lakhani and CMP Built Canada’s Largest Mortgage Event

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Ep.103 | How Glass Lake Funding Redefined Private Lending in Canada | Mike Forshee

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Ep.102 | Inside Alta West Capital’s Expansion, Innovation & the Future of Private Lending

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Ep.101 | No-Fee Lending, Investor Confidence, and Market Strategy with Reaza Ali

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Ep.100 | 100th Episode! - The Future of Canadian Real Estate with Chandler Haliburton

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Ep.99 | Lessons From Our First Foreclosure: Risks, Realities & Recovery in Private Lending

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Ep.98 | Starting a Private Lending Business from Scratch: Lessons, Pitfalls, and Proven Strategies

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Ep.97 | From Policing to Private Lending: Building Atlantic Canada’s Commercial Mortgage Powerhouse

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Ep.96 | Pioneers of Atlantic Private Lending: The Owen & Derrick MacNeil Story

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Ep.95 | Non-Arm’s Length Transactions: Unlocking Opportunities in Private Lending

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Ep.94 | A Day in the Life: Inside Keystone’s Operations

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Ep.93 | Blueprint for Private Lending Success with Sanjay Ramwani of Indigo Blue

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Ep. 92 | Atlantic Momentum: Growth, Grit & Housing Realities with Daniel Cox & Hannah Martens

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Ep. 91 | Airbnb Lending Risks, Regulations, and Exit Strategies Explained

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Ep. 90 | Should You Lend Your Own Money? The Real ROI of Investing Personal Capital in Private Mortgages

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Ep. 89 | Your First Default: How Private Lenders Should Handle Borrower Non-Payment

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Ep. 88 | Inside Our Real Estate Portfolios: Wins, Lessons & Why We Still Invest

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Ep. 87 | Private Mortgage Powerhouses Mortgage Automator & Grechi Carter

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Ep. 86 | What Do Canadians Think About the Housing Market? Insights from the 2025 CMHC Consumer Report

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Ep. 85 | Bank vs. Private Lending: Why Construction Financing is Changing in 2025

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Ep. 84 | Behind the Mic — Neal and Ryan Share Their Stories and Market Insights

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Ep. 83 | Investing in Canadian Real Estate with Daniel Foch and Nick Hill

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Ep. 82 | How to create a Mortgage Fund with Jonathan Lee

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Ep. 81 | How Cyrus Habibi Built a $350M Mortgage Business with Zero Ad Spend

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Ep. 80 | How to grow your private lending business without losing millions

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Ep 79 | Election Recap: How the Liberals Win will Affect the Housing Market

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Ep. 78 | Private Lending vs. Bank Loans: The Smart Choice for Your Construction Projects

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Ep. 77 | Avoiding Complications at Mortgage Maturity

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Ep. 76 | Master Key Mortgage Definitions in Private Lending with Ryan and Neal

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Ep. 75 | Unlocking the Secrets of Successful Short-Term Lending with Jesse Bobrowski

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Ep. 74 | Key Decisions That Lead to Private Lending Success with James Grantis

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Ep. 73 | Revolutionizing Private Lending: AI Strategies Every Broker Needs

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Ep. 72 | Private Lending for Investors: Understanding MICs, MFTs, and Direct Loans

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Ep. 71 | US Private Lending Trends & The Tech Driving the Industry with The Mortgage Office

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Ep. 70 | Breaking Through in Ontario’s MIC space with Derek Serra (Westboro MIC)

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Ep. 69 | Can Canadians Buy U.S. Property? Key Mortgage Strategies & Insights Revealed

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Ep. 68 | Will AI Replace Mortgage Brokers? The Future of AI-Driven Lending in Canada

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Ep. 67 | How Do Auction Sales Affect Real Estate Investment in Canada?

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Ep. 66 | Should You Buy or Rent in Today's Canadian Real Estate Market?

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Ep. 65 | How Private Lending Simplifies Family Property Transfer

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Ep. 64 | Can Banks go Bankrupt??

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Ep. 63 | Entrepreneurship and Investing in Private Loans with Charles Ackerman

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Ep. 62 | 2025 Housing Outlook: What is in store for the Canadian market?

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Ep. 61 | Marketing Mastery with guest Clinton Wilkins

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Ep. 60 | Leadership and visibility in the Mortgage Industry with guest Veronica Love

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Ep. 59 | Canadian Economy News & Lending Updates

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Ep. 58 | Mastering Investor Relations - Direct Private Lending vs. Pool Funds Explained

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Ep. 57 | Navigating Political Shifts: What Canadian Private Lenders Need to Know

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Ep. 56 | International Buyers in the Canadian Market: Challenges and Opportunities

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Ep. 55 | Underwriting Like a Pro: Insider Tips to Close Your Next Deal Faster

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Ep. 54 | Atlantic Canada’s #1 Mortgage Broker team: Scott Bentley & Igor Geshelin of Premiere Private Client Group

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Ep. 53 | Deal Spotlight: $575K relocation bridge loan

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Ep. 52 | How Does A Property End Up In Foreclosure?

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Ep. 51 | The Ultimate Guide to Assembling Your Private Lending Dream Team

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Ep. 50 | Commercial vs. Residential Mortgages: Key Differences in Canada

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Ep. 49 | Guest Michelle Drover - the Queen of Mortgages in Atlantic Canada

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Ep. 48 | How We Scaled to $10 Million in Less Than a Year

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Ep. 47 | What does a Mortgage Broker do?

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Ep. 46 | How to secure a Portfolio Loan to scale your RE Investment business

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Ep.45 | How the BoC Rate Drops Could Affect CAD

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Ep.44 | The Big 5 Banks Provide Their Rate Outlook. What Does It Mean For You?

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Ep. 43 | Software We Use To Streamline Our Private Lending Business

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Ep.42 | Private Mortgages for Bad Credit??

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Ep.41 | Cracking the Mortgage Code: An Insider's Guide to Building A Mortgage Business

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Ep.40 | Starting a Profitable Private Lending Business from Scratch!

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Ep.39 | Acquisitions Are Heating Up: What's Driving Canada's Real Estate Deals?

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Ep.38 | How This Automating Software Streamlines Your Private Lending Business

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Ep.37 | Lawyers, Brokers, & Private Lending: Secrets to Success in the Ontario Market

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Ep.36 | An Entrepreneur’s Blueprint for his Mortgage Business Success

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Ep.35 | The Lending News Roundup

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Ep.34 | Banks vs. Brokers: The Matchmaker Showdown!

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Ep.33 | DADUs: The future of flexible, affordable living in urban Canada

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Ep.32 | The Mortgage Broker World Should Be Part of Your Financial Plan!

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Ep.31 | Canadian News Updates: Hot Markets, Lending Trends, and Joining CAMLA

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Ep.30 | Why Private Lending is Every Broker's Dream

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Ep.29 | Mortgage Broker Spills His Private Lending Secrets!

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Ep.28 | How This Little-Known Trick Can Change The Private Lending Game

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Ep.27 | Fix & Flip with Private Money - Flip Smarter, Not Harder

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Ep.26 | How a Mortgage Broker Cracked the Private Lending Code

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Ep.25 | This secret loan lets you BUY ANYWHERE in Canada

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Ep.24 | Rising Mortgage Delinquencies in Canada and Its Impact

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Ep.23 | How Mortgage Automator Revolutionized Private Lending

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Ep.22 | Ditch the Myths, Unlock Success: Mastering Private Lending with Events and Networking

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Ep.21 | Private Lending Made Easy: Find Investors, Secure Deals, and Manage Cash Flow

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Ep.20 | Private Lending Secrets: Hack the LTV Code & Boost Your Borrowing Power!

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Ep.19 | Demystifying Deal Underwriting

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Ep.18 | Unlock 100% Financing for Canadian Real Estate

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Ep.17 | (Risk Management 101) Tackling Delinquencies and Missed Payments in Private Lending

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Ep.16 | Private Lending Secrets: Q&A Session with Ryan and Neal

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Ep.15 | Private Lending Pitfalls - How to Avoid Missing Out on Deals

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Ep.14 | Why We Love the Private Lending Business

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Ep.13 | The Strategic Blueprint- Navigating Business Planning for the Year Ahead

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Ep.12 | Elevate Your Business - How to Scale to $5 Million

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Ep.11 | Title Transfers (Simplified) - Easy Tips for Smooth Property Ownership Changes!

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Ep.10 | 2024 Housing Outlook: What Awaits Private Lenders?

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Ep.9 | Property Playbook- Your Guide to Profitable Property Investments

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Ep.8 | The ABCs of Property Valuation

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Ep.7 | Tips for Lead Sourcing and Building Your Loan Pipeline!

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Ep.6 | Why Borrowers Love Private Lending: The Key Factors Unleashed!

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Ep.5 | Streamline Your Success: The Power of Blanket Mortgages!

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Ep.4 | Private Lending for Profitable Success

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Ep.3 | The Power of 5: Mastering Private Lending with 5 Essential Client Profiles!

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Ep.2 | The Diverse Landscape of Private Lending: Understanding Your Financial Options

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Ep.1 | Welcome Aboard: Launching into the World of Private Lending with Neal and Ryan