Dan Harkey, at DanHarkey.com writes great articles about real estate on his website. You can read more articles by visiting his website. In this article, he discusses “Private Money Real Estate Loans: An Overview & Good Reasons.” Can You Collateralize Your Loan to Borrow money? The short answer is yes, with conditions. 1) The term “collateralize” means to pledge something of value as security for loan repayments and be willing to forfeit the asset owne...