Bookkeeping Expert - Zach Pasquariello

I collected $10,995 in gross fees at closing from ONE $160,000 real estate loan. And that doesn't include the ongoing interest income. In this video, I'm breaking down exactly how I structured a $160,000 private money loan in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, how I evaluated the property, and how I manage risk as a real estate lender. I started lending my own money in 2023 with just $50,000. Today, I operate ZIP Capital, a private real estate lending fund focused exclusively on financing single-...

How do you build a $10 million real estate investment fund from scratch? In this video, I'm breaking down exactly how I'm growing ZIP Capital, my Pennsylvania-based private real estate lending fund. I'll share the marketing strategies, investor relationships, and business decisions that helped me raise $3 million in 2025 and another $4 million in 2026 as I work toward my $10 million goal. Building an investment fund isn't just about finding people with money. It's about establishing trust, ...

How do hard money lenders decide which real estate deals are worth funding? In this video, I’m sharing a behind-the-scenes look at how I underwrite hard money loans inside ZIP Capital. This week, we funded 4 real estate loans in 3 days for a total of $457,000, generating $30,680 in origination, processing, and underwriting fees. But the most important part of private lending is not the potential return. It’s risk management. Click here to learn more about ZIP Capital https://www.zipcapitalf...

How do you start real estate private money lending with only $50,000? In this video, I break down exactly how I made my first private money loan and how I eventually grew from lending $50,000 to millions of dollars in real estate loans. Learn more about ZIP Capital: https://www.zipcapitalfund.com/investment-offering 00:00 How to Start Private Money Lending With $50,000 00:29 How I Discovered Private Money Lending 02:07 Why I Chose Lending Over Rental Properties 03:19 My First $50,000 Real E...

How I Made $26,000 in 2 Months Real Estate Lending In this video, I break down a real real estate lending deal where I made $26,092 in total income in just 59 days on a $186,000 loan. The loan was secured by three investment properties, and I walk through exactly where the income came from, including $22,485 in fees and $3,607 in interest. I also explain my real estate lending business from start to finish: how borrowers find me, how I underwrite both the borrower and property, how I struct...