The Real Estate Lending Opportunity is NOW

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How the Inicio Model Works

Investment

Profitable Investment

A real estate investor finds a potentially profitable investment property.

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Loan Secured

A mortgage broker/banker loans the real estate investor between 60 and 80 percent of the property’s value. The loan is secured by a first trust deed against the property.

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Purchases The Loan

Inicio purchases the loan from the originating mortgage broker/banker.

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Protecting The Loan

The real estate investor renovates the property, improving its value and further protecting the loan.

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Property Plan

If everything goes according to plan, in 6 to 24 months, the real estate investor sells the property for a profit and repays Inicio’s secured loan.

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Foreclosure Sale

If the real estate investor defaults, Inicio Capital forecloses on the property. The 20 to 40 percent difference between the value of the real property and the loan amount provides a margin of safety for Inicio to recoup its principal and any lost interest at a foreclosure sale.

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Loan Secured

A mortgage broker/banker loans the real estate investor between 60 and 80 percent of the property’s value. The loan is secured by a first trust deed against the property.

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Property Plan

If everything goes according to plan, in 6 to 24 months, the real estate investor sells the property for a profit and repays Inicio’s secured loan.

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Purchases The Loan

Inicio purchases the loan from the originating mortgage broker/banker.

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Foreclosure Sale

If the real estate investor defaults, Inicio Capital forecloses on the property. The 20 to 40 percent difference between the value of the real property and the loan amount provides a margin of safety for Inicio to recoup its principal and any lost interest at a foreclosure sale.

Inicio Capital Group Mission

Our mission is to provide an alternative to the traditional market. We offer an above market return backed by conservatively underwritten real estate investments.

By leveraging our experienced management team and the availability of real estate opportunities with strong rates of return, we represent an alternative to other investments that can add diversity to our investors’ portfolio.

We work with investors who want to build wealth in their investment portfolio through a passive income stream secured by first trust deeds and real estate investments.

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An Opportunity as Unique as Our Times

Taking advantage of real estate opportunities is the cornerstone of our strategy.

Inicio generates income by purchasing real estate and existing loans secured by first trust deeds on real property from the originating mortgage banker or broker, which provide us with a steady stream of monthly income from the borrower’s interest payments. We use that income to pay our investors an unsecured 4.0% return, plus a portion of Inicios profit, and the difference covers our expenses and our share of the profit.

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Understanding the Trust Deed Model

WHAT IS A Trust Deed?

A trust deed is similar to a mortgage and is also used to secure repayment of a debt by creating a lien on real property. Once signed by the real property owner the trust deed is recorded at the county recorders office where the real property is located. The recording of the trust deed encumbers the real property and provides public notice that the encumbrance exists. The recorded trust deed is also the trust deed holders security as a potential purchaser or lender will take title subject to the debt secured by the trust deed unless that debt is paid in full.

WHAT IS A First Trust Deed?

The highest priority private debt in the case of default. When real property is used to back a debt, debts secured by first trust deeds are paid before all other private creditors.

WHAT IS Trust Deed Investing?
Trust deed investing is simply investing in loans secured by real estate.
HOW DOES Inicio Use Trust Deeds?
Inicio purchases existing loans secured by trust deeds. Most trust deed investments we buy are relatively short-term loans (maturity under five years, with many loans two years or less) made to professional real estate investors. Presently, banks are unwilling to make real estate loans unless they fit a very strict set of criteria. In addition, highly profitable real estate opportunities are time sensitive, and banks never move quickly enough to allow borrowers to capture these opportunities. Lastly, banks often do not want to lend to opportunistic real estate investors because the property that secures the loan is not “move-in ready” at the time of loan funding. It usually needs substantial work. For these reasons, many professional real estate investors have limited financing options available to them and lenders to this market, such as Inicio, are able to command relatively high interest rates. We are buying such loans and using the interest payments from the borrowers to generate income to repay the unsecured notes held by our investors.

The Foundation of Our Investment Strategy

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Limited Risk

We would rather give up some of the “upside” of an investment in order to limit our risk. We are fundamentally risk-averse.
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Investment Strategy

We prefer strategies that are difficult to execute for larger competitors because they allow us to earn above average returns. Excessive amounts of capital can ruin good investment opportunities, so we avoid highly competitive markets whenever possible.
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Expertise in Niche

We seek investments in products, people, and markets we know well. This gives us a strong point of view on the risks, value, and potential rewards of each investment.
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Solid Returns

We offer a unsecured 4.0% rate of return, plus a share of the Fund’s profits, distributed quarterly, which is a significantly higher rate of return than you’ll get with more traditional fixed income investments.
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Economic Trends

We actively pursue a deep understanding of long term demographic trends and seek to take advantage of these trends when we invest. For example, millennials are increasing demanding homes in urban areas with shorter commutes than larger homes with yards and longer commutes. Simultaneously, we see a limited supply of high quality properties in very desirable urban neighborhoods where demand is strongest. Our point of view on these trends drives many of our investment decisions.

Customer Needs

We are willing to build out infrastructure and develop vertically integrated platforms when necessary to serve our customers. This goes hand in hand with reaching out to niche markets and focusing on smaller investments.

Nimble Approach

We aim to remain nimble enough to change our investment strategy as the market changes.  This may mean prepaying the notes held by our investors as market opportunities disappear from one area and emerge in others. 

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