Robin Reed is a licensed California real estate broker, real estate note investor and business owner. With a strong background in banking, lending, investment and development, she is experienced in the complexities of commercial real estate finance and has successfully secured over $350 million in both debt and equity for her clients.During the credit crunch, while working both for banks and as a loan broker, she was able to leverage her banking and lending experience to help portfolio lenders package and sell their loans, as well as keep loans on their books by facilitating successful loan workouts. She got up-close with the numbers and the real wealth that can be made by being the bank. Further, she saw first-hand how a successful loan workout could be a win-win for the bank and the borrower.Robin is actively involved in several real estate trade organizations, including AACSC (Apartment Association, California Southern Cities), NARPM (National Association of Residential Property Managers), LBCREC (Long Beach Commercial Real Estate Council) and CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women), where she has served on the philanthropy committee. A sought-after speaker, Robin is on many real estate panels and is a speaker at many real estate investment clubs, podcasts and the like, including: FIBI OC (For Investors By Investors), FIBI Pasadena, FIBI Long Beach, FIBI South Bay, OCREIA (Orange County Real Estate Investment Association), APT Capital Group, The Door Grow Show. An Orange County native, she holds a B.A. degree in English and Comparative Literature from Chapman University.