Susan Naftulin

  • Susan founded RFG with partner Jeffery Goldberg in 2009. In addition to serving as President of RFG, Susan also serves on the American Association of Private Lenders Ethics Advisory Committee (Susan’s AAPL profile) where she continuously upholds the real estate industry’s values, and supports professional conduct in private lending. Prior to becoming President of RFG, Susan held several senior management positions in the mortgage industry, including General Counsel, Managing Attorney, Chief Operating Officer, and Senior Vice President for both privately and publicly held mortgage lenders. Prior to entering the mortgage industry, Susan was a creditors’ rights attorney with the Philadelphia Law Firm of Fox Rothschild LLP.

The Effects of the Inflation Reduction Act on Real Estate Investment Strategy

The Effects of the Inflation Reduction Act on Real Estate Investment Strategy

Wall Street and lenders should be on high alert since the passage of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), with an earmark of $46.5 billion for enforcement activity. The question on everyone’s mind given the allocation of funds to the Internal Revenue Service is: “Will IRS audit rates increase?” The ...
Fix and Flip: A Practical Guide for Investors in 2022

Fix and Flip: A Practical Guide for Investors in 2022

Over the last decade, investors have flocked to fix-and-flip properties, which primarily delivered healthy margins in relatively short order in a booming market. ATTOM estimates that house flips accounted for 4.9% of all home sales in the second quarter of 2021. In 2022, the picture looks quite different. With supply ...
Why a Slowing Market Can Present New Opportunities for Investors

Why a Slowing Market Can Present New Opportunities for Investors

High interest rates. Low inventory. Declining refinance activity. Increasing foreclosures. Rarely, at least in recent memory, has there been such a challenging confluence of factors creating so much uncertainty in the real estate market. Still, there are some distinct messages in the tea leaves that industry professionals can use to ...
What Does the New Normal Look Like?

What Does the New Normal Look Like?

It’s the question at the forefront of every real estate investor’s mind: When will the housing market stabilize? On any given week, you might answer that question very differently. Just a few short months ago, no one would have predicted the impact of the Russian invasion in Ukraine and its ...
9 Do’s and Don’ts for Going the Distance with Rental Property

9 Do’s and Don’ts for Going the Distance with Rental Property

In 2022, real estate investors are facing a very different market than they did in 2020. Where fix-and-flip properties were an appealing draw two years ago, the outlook has changed. According to ATTOM Data, profit margins for real estate shrank to 33.5% in late 2021, which is the largest dip ...