Private Lending 101
Most mortgage brokers built their business on owner-occupied and primary residence loans, which means private lending often sits outside their day-to-day. But the deals that don’t fit conventional guidelines don’t have to be dead ends.
This intro session breaks down the fundamentals of private lending so you can recognize those opportunities, understand how they work, and add another tool to your business. No private lending experience required. We’ll cover how to pre-qualify a borrower and a deal, the key ratios that drive every loan (LTV, ARV, LTC), how loans are structured, what the process looks like from submission to closing, and how brokers earn on these deals.
What you’ll learn:
- How to pre-qualify a borrower and the deal behind it
- The ratios that decide every private loan: LTV, ARV, LTC
- How private loans are structured (terms, rates, leverage levels, exits)
- The process from file submission to funding
- How brokers participate and earn on these deals
Presented by Sami Qubain, Head of Origination, and Stephen Weiss, Chief Lending Officer, of Funding Alternatives International – a private lending firm specializing in business-purpose loans for real estate investors, including bridge, construction, fix & flip, and rescue capital.
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM (ET)
Location: 1645 NW 107th Avenue, Doral, FL 33172
Schedule:
• 12:00 – 12:30 PM | Sign-In & Networking
• 12:30 – 1:00 PM | Lunch
• 1:00 – 3:00 PM | Meeting
• 3:00 – 3:30 PM | Complimentary Wine Tasting
Admission:
• Members: $10
• Future Members: $25