First Rehab Lending has integrated its leading product suite, advanced technology, and national geographic footprint with the world-class sales, operations, and servicing platform of Alpha Funding Solutions to form Alpha Funding Partners. The new company is committed to helping real estate investors, brokers, and referral partners deliver high quality, affordable housing to more people. First Rehab Lending and Alpha Funding Solutions have announced the merger of the two companies to form Alpha Funding Partners. The newly formed company will become the leading provider of institutional capital to private real estate investors. The combined companies have deployed over $700 million in loans to real estate investors while helping them easily and affordably secure projects and grow their businesses. Alpha Funding Partners has offices in New York and New Jersey with twice the employee base to service Northeast clients. The company looks forward to maintaining their family owned approach of building strong and lasting relationship as Alpha Funding Partners expands nationally.

Managing Director of First Rehab Lending, overseeing and managing all Sales and Business Development related activities for one of New York's largest private commercial lenders. First Rehab Lending specializes in hard money loans and bridge financing for real estate investors and serves over 35 states nationwide. First Rehab Lending now has all new technology at its newest headquarters in West Hempstead, NY making our turn around time for customers instant with 24-48 hour approvals. Our new management team has over 40 years of experience, and we understand that for investors to be successful in this industry, they rely heavily on their lender to provide timely and efficient services. Since First Rehab Lending underwrites and approves all of its loans in house, our team can quickly review all relevant documentation leading to fast approvals and closings. The goal at FRL is to create long-term relationships with our clients by providing the highest quality service at the most competitive rates.

Vice President of Sales responsible for Asset Based Lending’s Greater New York City regional lending territory. Established in 2010, Asset Based Lending, LLC is a private commercial lender specializing in hard money loans and bridge financing for real estate investors. We quickly and efficiently provide real estate investors the financing they need for the purchase, renovation, or new construction of single family, multi-family and mixed use properties. ABL has closed over 1,800 loans since we began with total transaction amounts in excess of $350 million.

• Awarded for top production with companywide Million Dollar Round Table recognition and two consecutive Executive Council inductions.• Ranked among the top producing agents throughout the entire Northeast, and received a 2012 Strive for Excellence award.

Commercial Real Estate• Marketed and sold loans to individual and institutional investors for asset-based, commercial Hard Money Lender with a $100M+ portfolio and $75M warehouse/bank line availability. • Integral in firm’s sustained and impressive growth as the #1 producer; played an instrumental role in expanding the loan portfolio from $5M to approximately $100MM and provided valuation/disposition oversight to all 400+ loans in the portfolio.• Established a pipeline of borrowers and cultivated repeat/return business, earning an industry-wide reputation for successfully closing complex deals under extremely tight time-frames.• Facilitated trust and collaboration through transparency and compliance in bank/lending relationships, and optimized liquidity through effective portfolio management.• Created continuous deal flow through stakeholder management and relationship building on both the investor and lender side of the business, and built a strong origination team to sustain portfolio expansion efforts.