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The Guy Who Can Fund Anything: Chris Piro of Searchlight Lending | Coffeez for Closers with Joe Shalaby
In this episode of Coffeez for Closers, Joe sits down with Chris Piro—CEO and Founder of Searchlight Lending, and the guy loan officers call when a deal’s “too weird to fund.”
From multifamily and SBA loans to fire-damaged properties, cannabis facilities, churches, art, and even airplanes—Chris has built a niche business out of saying yes when everyone else says no.
We talk about earning trust in unconventional lending, building a real referral ecosystem, managing ethics in a grey-space market, and why being the solution—no matter how complex the deal—is how you win in today’s mortgage game…
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