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$740,000 Construction Loan in San Francisco, CA
August 14, 2026

Loan Amount: $740,000 Loan Term: 12 Months LTV: Under 60% Lien Position: 2nd Deed of Trust $740,000 Commercial Construction Loan in San…

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Private Lender
$600,000 Cash Out in Fremont, CA
June 15, 2026

When Your Private Lender Knows You by Name Loan Amount: $600,000 Loan Term: 12 Months LTV: Under 60% Lien Position: 1st Deed…

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1031 Exchange
$2,600,000 Acquisition in Sacramento, CA
June 15, 2026

When a 1031 Exchange Deadline Is Approaching, Certainty of Execution Matters Loan Amount: $2,600,000 Loan Term: 12 Months LTC: Under 65% Lien…

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SBA Loan
$1,550,000 Acquisition in San Francisco, CA
June 15, 2026

What Happens When Your SBA Loan Falls Through?  Loan Amount: $1,550,000 Loan Term: 12 Months LTC: Under 60% Lien Position: 1st Deed…

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construction loan
$5,500,000 Refinance in Orangevale, CA
June 15, 2026

When a Construction Loan Matures Before a Project is Finished Loan Amount: $5,500,000 Loan Term: 12 Months LTV: Under 60% Lien Position:…

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Small Business Loan
$1,050,000 Acquisition in Castro Valley, CA
June 3, 2026

How Rubicon Helped a Small Business Owner Expand When the SBA Said No Loan Amount: $1,050,000 Loan Term: 12 Months LTC: Under…

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Commercial Real Estate Bridge Loan
$4,500,000 Acquisition in Pleasanton, CA
June 3, 2026

How a Local Investor Used a Commercial Real Estate Bridge Loan to Acquire a Class A Office Building at a Fraction of…

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Hard Money Loan
$720,000 Acquisition in Richmond, CA
June 3, 2026

How a Hard Money Loan Helped a Family-Owned Grocery Chain Expand Into a New Market Loan Amount: $720,000 Loan Term: 12 Months…

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Staged Draw
$1,500,000 Refinance in Mountain View, CA
May 28, 2026

How a Flexible Staged Draw Structure Gave an AI Startup the Capital to Scale Loan Amount: $1,500,000 Loan Term: 36 Months LTV: 50%…

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reverse 1031 exchange
$9,025,000 Reverse 1031 Exchange in Richmond, CA
April 23, 2026

How Rubicon Mortgage Fund, LLC Helped a Local Investor Execute a Complex Reverse 1031 Exchange Loan Amount: $9,025,000 Loan Term: 6 Months…

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