Nathan Trunfio is a real estate lending and investing expert, with a career that has spanned the entire real estate financing spectrum. He’s a real estate investor himself and is the President of DLP Direct Lending Partners, a private lender offering fix and flip, SFR new construction, rental, and multi-family bridge loans to real estate investors across 30+ states.    Nate takes pride in having expert-level real estate investment knowledge in multiple asset classes, and has financed over $1B in loans on single family and multi-family assets. In addition to leading DLP's lending business, he’s developed a multimedia platform, Talking Loudly with Nate, which leverages his expert position to provide other investors insights into all aspects of real estate investing.   In 2017, Nate joined DLP Direct Lending Partners and has helped the company reach exponential growth. Last year, the company doubled in both revenue and loan fundings, which contributed to DLP being named as one of the Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies.   He speaks with us about constant improvement, vertical integration and potato chips.   www.talkingloudly.com   The Rundown The Honeybee on Audible Personal Development Mortgage Lending Vertical Integration Background Alignment of Culture Thirst to Improve Work Ethic Sales DLP Growth Human Capital On-boarding Meetings Scale Core Values Mission Statement Rigorous Goal Setting Processes vs Results REIT Business Progression People Specialization Time Investment 2nd Shift Talent Poaching Stay In Your Lane Single vs Multi Project Management Vetting Deals Long Term Thinking Scalability Underwriting Starting A Fund Attracting Investors Proof of Execution Capital Raising Potato Chips Habits for Success Continuous Improvement Scaling Up Book Recommendation Upcoming Projects   Check out our Upcoming Live Events!   Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for lots of great content!   Buy our new book The Honey Bee! Audio Book Available Now!