With over 20 years of experience in hard money and asset-based lending, Donald Sutton is the COO and Co-founder of Investor Loan Source. His investment and lending career began with single family rentals and mobile home parks and later expanded to apartments and other commercial real estate investments. He has processed and originated over 1,500 loans with a default rate of less than 2.0%. Since founding Investor Loan Source in 2014 with his business partner Thomas “Tom” Berry, the company has grown to gross revenues of over five million dollars in revenue with over 80 million dollars in closed loans each year for the past two years. In addition to Investor Loan Source, Donald is the owner and manager of many companies that provide wealth management and financial investment services.
Prior to founding Investor Loan Source, he graduated Magna Cum Laude from Stephen F. Austin University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science. Donald also spent 25 years designing and developing business and security software solutions for companies such Reliant, KBR, Oracle Corporation and the national government. His experience working the Persian Gulf War in 1991 providing intelligence data taught him the importance of information accuracy, attention to detail and most importantly, the importance of appreciating life and family.
Donald spent time as a successful option trader in the stock market industry. It was there that he learned that there were other alternative investments that were less volatile than the stock market that still have outstanding returns. He realized quickly that asset based investments and lending was the ideal solution and has seen consistent returns without the loss of principle for his family. Today as COO of Investor Loan Source and President of Sutton Wealth Management, Donald treats each solution and investment as if it were his own with full honesty and disclosure. He also stresses the importance of owning the solution and end result with his employees as they solve day to day challenges in lending together as a company.
His goal and mission is to help others build their wealth with their personal finances and get the highest rate of return with minimal risk. Success feels best when it is shared - helping others achieve their financial goals is Donald’s dream job and passion.