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Heather Dreves
LENDING FROM THE GROUND UP
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By Charles Peckman, Contributing Writer for Originate Report eather Dreves, Director of
relationships, including one client
in the mortgage world,” she said.
Funding for the Secured
who just referred his daughter
“The private money industry is
Investment
Corporation,
after 18 years of working together.
very creative and is more focused
knows the value of every gear in the
Thinking about the varied positions
on making assets work. Markets
fine Swiss watch of real estate. After
she has held in the real estate field,
are shifting all the time, and I
all, throughout her career, Heather
Heather said there are facets of
think starting at the ground level
has
from
the profession – such as investor
taught me that there are so many
loan officer's assistant to lending
relations – that can be overlooked
working parts and understanding
professional. At Secured Investment
if one views real estate through a
how everything fits together leads
Corporation, she has raised over
narrow lens.
to a better understanding of how to
held
every
position
make any situation work.”
$120 million in capital. “I think people who don’t have Heather’s experience and expertise
exposure to this industry just think
One element Secured Investment
has led to many long-term investor
that
Corp has been keying in on, Heather
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everything
is
conventional
