Sierra Consultants Blog
Articles, tips and industry notes for lenders and buyers.
May 9, 2020
Environmental due diligence is like baking a cake – it only works if you follow the recipe. The SBA process, step by step, and why it is a good lending-policy template for any lender.
July 29, 2018
What the Clean-or-Free guarantee is, where it came from, and why it removes the conflict of interest from environmental screening.
July 22, 2018
What an RSRA is, what it must contain, where it sits in SBA's process, and how non-SBA lenders use it as a first cut.
November 17, 2017
From the 2017 newsletter.
November 17, 2017
From the 2017 newsletter.
January 2018
Phase I, limited Phase I, transaction screen, SBA, Fannie/Freddie, HUD, Phase II and Phase III — what each one is for.