Trust Deed Investments
With dramatically less volatility than the stock market, trust deed investing is a popular alternative investment vehicle for those seeking capital preservation and double-digit yields. A trust deed, nearly synonymous with a mortgage, is a loan to a borrower using real property as the collateral. With high-equity positions in real estate, TD investment yields typically vary from 10% – 17% depending on risk, security, lien position, and more. Trust deed investments are backed by an experienced management team, offer multiple exit strategies, and range in participation amounts from $3,000 well into the millions. These investments can be a bridge loan of only a month, or could last years with the option to compound monthly or quarterly payments. Generally, TD investments can be structured two ways – individually, or as a fund/pool.
Benefits of investing in trust deeds through a fund include:
- Security through diversity – instead of owning one trust deed, an investor owns a share of a pool with multiple TDs
- The benefit of dollar-cost-averaging, with loans coming in and out during differing market conditions
- The option to collect or compound (re-invest) payments, further increasing the annual yield
- Relative liquidity, and can be available as early as six months after initial investment
- Immediate absorption, and the funds are working for you at all times
- Usually qualified to accept Individual Retirement Account funds
Benefits of investing in individual trust deeds include:
- Having your name on the Title of property
- The benefit of choosing which properties to invest in based on terms, location, loan amount, expected payoff date, credit of the borrower, and more.
- The ability to invest with others in the same specific property – fractional participation
- Short-term investments, sometimes as short as 30 days
PleaseĀ contact us for more information, and we will gladly arrange a time over the phone or in person to further discuss these opportunities and answer any questions that you may have.

