--- title: Trust Deeds | High yield investments description: High yield investments | Teaches you how to earn 7% to 12% in first trust deeds and how to survive the real estate busts that hit every ten to fourteen years. --- [Trust Deeds](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds) [ Categories ](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/high-yield-investments#) **Browse All Categories** - [Are trust deeds risky?](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/are-trust-deeds-risky) - [Are trust deeds safe?](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/are-trust-deeds-safe) - [High yield investments](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/high-yield-investments) - [first trust deeds](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/first-trust-deeds) - [high interest rate](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/high-interest-rate) - [safe trust deed](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/safe-trust-deed) - [safe trust deeds](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/safe-trust-deeds) - [trust deed investing](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/trust-deed-investing) - [trust deeds](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/trust-deeds) - [Trust Deed Investments](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/trust-deed-investments) - [trust deed](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/trust-deed) - [first trust deed](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/first-trust-deed) - [high yield investment](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/high-yield-investment) - [Shifting to Less-Risky Trust Deeds](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/shifting-to-less-risky-trust-deeds) - [first trust deed investment](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/first-trust-deed-investment) - [high interest rates](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/high-interest-rates) - [trust deed investment](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/trust-deed-investment) - [Dangers of mortgage funds](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/dangers-of-mortgage-funds) - [Low Yielding First Trust Deeds](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/low-yielding-first-trust-deeds) - [Retreat to Trust Deeds](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/retreat-to-trust-deeds) - [Selling REO's](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/selling-reos) - [Trust Deeds Source](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/trust-deeds-source) - [dangers of trust deeds funds](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/dangers-of-trust-deeds-funds) - [first trust deed investments](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/first-trust-deed-investments) - [how to invest in trust deeds](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/how-to-invest-in-trust-deeds) - [trust deeds in a recession](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/trust-deeds-in-a-recession) [trust deed](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/trust-deed), [high interest rate](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/high-interest-rate), [Trust Deed Investments](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/trust-deed-investments), [trust deeds](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/trust-deeds), [first trust deeds](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/first-trust-deeds), [Are trust deeds risky?](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/are-trust-deeds-risky), [High yield investments](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/high-yield-investments), [safe trust deeds](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/safe-trust-deeds), [safe trust deed](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/safe-trust-deed), [Are trust deeds safe?](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/are-trust-deeds-safe), [trust deed investing](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/trust-deed-investing), [how to invest in trust deeds](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/tag/how-to-invest-in-trust-deeds) ## [9% First Trust Deeds - How To Actually Invest](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/9-first-trust-deeds-how-to-actually-invest) By [George Blackburne](https://info.c-loans.com/trust-deeds/author/george-blackburne) on August 08, 2022 This article is for trust deed investing newbies. It's the actual mechanics of investing in first trust deeds. If you are already an experienced trust deed investor, you can skip this article and ... 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In real life, you want just the opposite, loans with a much longer term. 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The best first trust deed investments have a low yield. 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You can easily lose money in first trust deeds, especially if you make stupid decisions during a bad recession. 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Assuming you are investing in reasonable, lower-yielding, ... 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Commercial real estate had just fallen by 45%. Banks were failing by the hundreds, and the unemployment rate was sky high. Investors and borrowers were terrified. If there was ever ... 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Succeeding in first trust deeds is unfortunately not that easy. 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