Hard Money Lending Explained: How Investors Fund Deals

David Little left a 15-year engineering career to grow a $25 million private lending fund—but the real goal was never just money. It was ownership of his time.

🎙️ INSIDE THIS EPISODE

In Episode 2 of Real Estate Rock Stars, host Justin Nimergood sits down with David Little, Principal and Co-Founder of Crown Capital Resources, to discuss private lending, hard money loans, entrepreneurship, and building a business that creates greater freedom.

With a four-person team managing approximately $25 million—and systems designed to support growth toward $40 million—David explains how a nights-and-weekends side business eventually became impossible to ignore.

💡 In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How David transformed a side hustle into a full-time business
• Why autonomy mattered more than climbing the corporate ladder
• How systems, automation, and EOS can support efficient growth
• How higher interest rates affect real estate investors and private lenders
• Why residential and commercial lending involve different risks
• How private capital helped bring a meaningful community project to life
• Why true wealth is about freedom, family, and control over your time

If you are building a business and wondering when to take the leap, this conversation will help you think more intentionally about growth, delegation, and the kind of freedom you ultimately want to create.

🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVID LITTLE

Website: https://crowncapitalresources.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crowncapitalresources/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrownCapitalResources/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/crown-capital-resources-llc/

🎧 CONNECT WITH REAL ESTATE ROCK STARS / JUSTIN NIMERGOOD

Real Estate Rock Stars: https://linktr.ee/realestaterockstarspodcast

Justin Nimergood: https://linktr.ee/nimergoodrealestate

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