James Bowie

James Bowie is the CEO of Alta Capital Group, a national hard money private lender. With over 20 years in the real estate and lending business, he is responsible for operations and business development at Alta Capital Group.

Private Lending Overview

Private Lending Overview

In this video, our CEO James Bowie provides an overview of private loans and what real estate investors need to look for when partnering with a hard money lender for their investment project. Real estate investors from California to New York and Florida to Texas trust Alta Capital Group to fund their projects and come

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Impacts of Coronavirus Travel Restrictions on Real Estate Investing

The IOC recently made the decision to push back the Tokyo 2020 summer Olympics to 2021. As countries around the globe continue to adjust in response to the COVID-19 pandemic there have been unprecedented border closures and government mandated quarantines. How do these preventative measures impact real estate investing? The coronavirus has spread like wildfire

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The Secret to successfully identifying and buying distressed residential homes

Real estate investors are always keeping an eye out for a great deal. One of the best markets to find an investment opportunity with an above-average return on investment is the foreclosure sector. When property owners become delinquent on their mortgage payments, there’s often a potential for a savvy opportunist to acquire the home for

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Top 5 Insights to Take Your Fix-and-Flip Business to the Next Level

When it comes to the real estate investment industry, you’d be hard-pressed to find a trendier niche than fix-and-flip properties. Despite the undeniable popularity of this strategy, it’s far from an easy concept to master. Market variability, demographic fluctuations and a bevy of other unpredictable variables contribute to both the volatility and potential lucrativeness from

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Portfolio Diversification Key in Post-Retirement Investing

It’s the ultimate balancing act: ensuring you have an adequate nest egg to thrive during your retirement years. Unfortunately, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to crunching the numbers. A multitude of factors ranging from your health to location can significantly impact the amount of money required to comfortably sustain you through your retirement

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OPPORTUNITY ZONE INVESTMENT – A POWERFUL NEW INCENTIVE IS BORN

Why Should Investors Pay Attention to Qualified Opportunity Zones? A new incentive allowing investors to realize capital gains and invest those gains into other businesses was introduced in the 2017 tax law – these ‘other businesses’ include real estate in designated low income and high poverty areas referred to as opportunity zones (OZ.) These zones,

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As renting increases in popularity, mortgage professionals must adapt

The inherent flexibility of renting a property as opposed to buying it showcases itself in generational differences in home-hunting habits. Although it may be easy to assume that only younger Americans are skewing towards rentals – after all, subscription-based services are the new norm in everything from food to entertainment – older property hunters are

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