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Free Guide: How to Invest in Private Mortgages

Get the free investor guide to private mortgages and hard money loans: how they work, the three ways to invest, why deals aren't advertised, the accredited investor rules, a due-diligence checklist, the risks and the numbers for each market.

9 chapters, plain English
No sales pitch, no deals
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Free investor guide · 2026

How to Invest in Private Mortgages and Hard Money Loans

9 chapters · Market numbers for Rochester, Syracuse and Buffalo

What's inside the guide

What a private mortgage investment is
Three ways to invest
Why deals aren't advertised
Accredited investors, in plain English
What to check before you invest
The risks
Questions to ask any firm
Market numbers
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How much are you thinking of investing?

Are you an accredited investor?

Roughly: $200,000+ income ($300,000 with a spouse) in each of the last two years, or $1 million+ net worth not counting your home. SEC definition. Either answer is fine.

Have you invested in private mortgages before?

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The guide downloads right away. They'll also call to get to know you; no specific mortgages are shared until they have.

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Hard Money Investment isn't a lender, broker-dealer or investment adviser, and nothing here is an offer to sell securities.