ABOUT US:

Fort Brooke Investment LLC is a licensed Mortgage Lender in the State of Florida. The company was created with a business model built on giving good service and a reliable product. We are in the business of creating long term business relationships with our clients. To provide this service we make ourselves available to you as a free consultant 7 days a week. There will be times when we will advise you to pass on a deal rather then collect a quick fee and never see you again. Our track record speaks for itself - our clients are extremely successful.

Our key personnel are:

Glen A. Coker

Glen Coker is President/CEO of Fort Brooke Investment LLC and in charge of lending in the greater Tampa Bay area. Glen earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Real Estate at Florida State University and has over 20 years of real estate experience in the Tampa Bay market. He is also a Licensed Mortgage Lender (ML 0600097).

For the past 7 years, Glen has brokered hard money loans to investors in the local area. For ten years Glen has also been an active member of the Suncoast Real Estate Investment Association, where he invested and rehabilitated an average of 10 homes per year.

During his tenure with the appraisal firm of Pardue, Heid, Church, Smith and Waller, Glen was one of the areas top designated senior commercial Real Estate Appraisers. The experience that Glen has in lending, investing and appraising in the Tampa Bay market makes him the ideal Private Money Lender to have on your team. He has hands on knowledge of the good neighborhoods to lend in as he has actual investment experience in this market. Using Glen as a “free consultant” will give you a competitive advantage as an investor.

Gina Betz

Gina is the Vice President of Sales and Operations for Fort Brooke. She is responsible for handling your transaction from approval to closing. She will work with you and the title company to ensure your closing takes place on time.

Prior to joining Fort Brooke, Gina was a closing agent for 7 years. She worked extensively with investors and understands the elements of a fast closing. Gina has held a real estate sales person license and assisted buyers and sellers with contract preparation. She has also held a mortgage brokers license and worked with one of the largest lenders in the country. Gina has obtained a broad knowledge base from all areas of the real estate business which makes her an asset to our clients.   

Susan Wood

As Chief Financial Officer of Fort Brooke, Susan Wood is responsible for servicing your post closing and billing needs:

• Payoff request
• Mortgage payments
• Draw request

Mrs. Wood is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with 19 years of accounting experience of which 13 years were in corporate tax and 6 years spent in public accounting.