Dan J. Harkey

Master Educator | Business & Finance Consultant | Mentor

California Economy

"Onerous Laws & Regulations” and “Unintended Consequences” are the State’s Most Reliable Output.

A reality-based look at housing, lending, regulations, and the consequences nobody expected, nor budgeted for.

California isn’t just an economy—it’s a live experiment in what happens when ambition meets regulation, and regulation meets… more regulation. I break down what’s really driving outcomes in housing, insurance, construction, and credit—tracking the intended and unintended consequences all the way to NOI, DSCR, and deal viability. Humor included, because if you don’t laugh at policy irrational logic, you’ll end up crying into your escrow impound account.

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Speed Of Private/Hard Money: The Pivot

Private Money Lenders Can Close Loans Super Fast

Defrauding The Lender: A Borrower And Their Insurance Agent--

The Pretended That The Policy Was Effective When The Insurance Company Declined Coverage

Accidentally Building on Your Neighbor's Property

Terrible mistake Full Of Stress and Financial Misallocation

Two or More Successor Trustees: Successor Trustees are Hostile Toward Each Other When There Is Unearned Money To Distribute.

One Wants To Protect Momma, and the Other Wants The Cash Now

Cross Collateralization and Cross Default Provisions In Loan Documents

Asking For Additional Protective Equity

Subordination And Inter-Creditor Agreements

This Document Protects Both Parties

The Borrower Objected to Paying for Adequate Property Insurance

Stupid Is As Stupid Does, As Forrest Gump Stated

Land Parcels Containing Manufactured Homes

A Great Life Style for much Less Money and Off the Social Grid

Loaning To A Borrower With No-Skin-In-The-Game

The King and Queen of Leverage

Encumbering the Trust Property: The Co-Trustees (Two Sons) Want to Get A Loan Using The Trust Property As Collateral

Family Sticks Together And Solves The Problem

Lending on Non-Conforming Strip Retail Centers

Private Money Lenders Save the Day

Loaning On Property With Deffered Maintenance

Value By Upgrading The Property

Liens and Encumbrances: - in Real Property Transactions

How Recordation Clouds The Title Of The Real Property

The Borrowers Remained Silent: They Didn’t Disclose Their Bankruptcy To Their Lender

Silence Is Not Always Golden

Borrower Withholds Material Facts: In His Loan Transaction

Intentional or By Accident?

The State Of California Took Over The Development Approval Process

Leaving Local Municipalities with Only Ministerial Approvals

Facing Economic Challenges: Head-On With The Attitude Of Slay The Dragon

Chapter V - Active participants in the lending process

Including third-party vendors.

Chapter IV - Strategies for Successful Loan Originations

Chapter II - Private Money, Hard Money, Loan Originations