Ben Lyons
Founding Partner, Fund Chairman, LYNK Capital
Raleigh, NC 27615
Phone (407) 476-2500
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker
Property Types
Specialty, Multi-Family
Markets
Baltimore
Languages
English
Bio
Mr. Lyons has over 35 years experience in banking, lending, real estate, construction and renovation projects.
Mr. Lyons has founded, built and eventually sold several mortgage banking platforms. He was an initial investor and shareholder of a commercial bank, a mortgage bank, a title company and a consumer finance company. Mr. Lyons has also sponsored numerous residential and commercial real estate ventures. Most recently, he co-founded a bank out-source company located in Orlando, FL., and a real estate investment venture based in Baltimore, MD focused on commercial real estate investments and development. He has personally owned and operated several companies which purchased and rehabilitated over 250 residential and commercial properties.
Mr. Lyons has been an active private lender over the course of his career and has made in excess of $2 billion in private loans on residential and commercial real estate. These loans were made using his own funds as well as money raised from individual accredited investors. The majority of investor-funded loans were done on a syndicated, individual match-funded basis; however, Mr. Lyons also managed a private portfolio of such loans from 1989 to 2013. The geographic focus of these loans were primarily in Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, and North Carolina, with limited activity in other states. The most recent series of lending was performed from 2009 through 2012 with loan volume exceeding $25 million.?
?Mr. Lyons has served on the board of an FDIC bank and serves as an advisor to the Board of a federally regulated, State Chartered Bank. He currently serves on the Board of a private leadership and college preparatory school.
Mr Lyons published his first book in 2016 titled "Be the Bank" and has completed his second book "From worry to wealth". See below for link to obtain a copy
