EP 58: Let’s Talk Commercial Lending with Clopton Capital

At the helm of commercial lending brokerage firm Clopton Capital since its founding in 2010, Jake Clopton has worked on hundreds of transactions involving everything from apartment buildings to self storage facilities. Based in Chicago, the firm works with clients nationwide and focuses on private investors whose loans typically range from $1-$40 million. Clopton Capital helps these small to middle market entities invest in commercial, industrial, and multifamily real estate that includes a multitude of property types, including factories, warehouses, mobile home parks, self storage facilities, retail malls, and offices. Jake shares not only how Clopton Capital works with these entities to secure financing, but also how the process works, how Covid has impacted the commercial mortgage industry, and where he thinks it’s headed.