About Us: The Blackburne Family of Companies
BLACKBURNE & BROWN MORTGAGE COMPANY, INCORPORATED
Blackburne and Brown is a $50 million hard money commercial lending company. We syndicate the investment funds of about 900 accredited, private investors and
use these funds to make permanent first mortgage loans on standing commercial properties.The company has been in business since June of 1980, so this is now our 28th year in business. The company currently services approximately 250 commercial first mortgage loans totaling approximately $50 million. The company has a dozen employees in two offices. The main office is in Sacramento, California. The company has a branch office in Plymouth, Indiana.
The company is owned by its original founder, George Blackburne, III, an attorney licensed in California and Indiana. Dennis Brown, the co-founder, was bought out by Mr. Blackburne 24 years ago, but Mr. Brown, also an attorney, still serves as the trustee on many of our deeds of trust. Mr. Blackburne moved to Indiana nine years ago to send his two sons to his alma mater, the well-respected preparatory school, Culver Military Academy. Young George IV and Thomas Henry have since graduated from Culver Military Academy and are currently students at Ohio State University and Purdue University respectively. Both boys are studying business and will join Mr. Blackburne in the family business in a few years.
BLACKBURNE & BROWN MORTGAGE FUND II
This limited liability company is operated as a mortgage investment fund. It achieves diversity by investing in fractionalized commercial first mortgage loans originated by the mortgage company. The Fund is the successor to Blackburne & Brown Mortgage Fund I, a $26 million mortgage investment limited partnership which is currently in the process of winding down. During the 16 year history of Blackburne and Brown Mortgage Fund I, no investor in the Fund ever lost a penny of principal or interest, and Fund I’s yield averaged 8.33%. The anticipated yield for Blackburne & Brown Mortgage Fund II is 8.0%. For more information and an offering circular on Fund II, please call Mike Thurman at 916-338-3232 or email Mike at thurman@blackburne.com.
BLACKBURNE & BROWN EQUITY PRESERVATION FUND
This limited liability company is a special Delaware-based LLC that invests in a series of commercial real estate properties and farms. These properties are typically purchased for all-cash. The management of the Fund is extremely bullish on farm land because of rising commodity prices, the high cost of oil, and the falling dollar. Accredited investors can invest with as little as $10,000; and they can invest using their IRA funds. For more information of investing in corn farm land, please click here or call Warren More at 916-338-3232.
BLACKBURNE & BROWN EQUITY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
This Subchapter-S corporation specializes in marketing for commercial mortgage companies. The name is in the process of being changed to Blackburne & Sons Realty Capital Corporation.
C-LOANS, INC.
C-Loans.com is a commercial mortgage portal containing the loan rates of 750 different commercial mortgage lenders. Borrowers can fill out one, simple mini-app and use it to approach all 750 lenders, six lenders at a time, with a simple click of the mouse. Commercial lenders can receive by email attractive commercial mortgage loan apps that have been custom-screened for their preferences. C-Loans, Inc. is also owned by George Blackburne, III.
BLACKBURNE PUBLISHING
This tiny start-up is responsible for publishing and marketing George Blackburne’s first finance novel, The Reverse Multiplier Effect. This sole proprietorship also sells training materials related to commercial mortgage finance.
"Blackburne and Brown is a $50 million hard money commercial lending company. We syndicate the investment funds of about 900 accredited, private investors and use these funds to make permanent first mortgage loans on standing commercial properties.The company has been in business since June of 1980."
