• Title: Chief Executive Officer 
• Company: Vi Capital Lending Group
• Location: Atlanta, GA 

Matthew B. Coleman is CEO of Vi Capital Lending Group, a private money brokerage financing fix-and-flip, ground-up construction, bridge, development, and 30-year rental projects nationwide. With 35 years in business — 12 of them in construction and lending — he brings a builder’s underwriting eye to private capital, structuring deals through broker lines into private money and family office sources.

Through Vision Group R.E. Development, he has delivered luxury modern homes of 4,700–5,900 square feet with sales exceeding $2 million, plus commercial build-outs including three Hammer & Nails salons. He sits on the board of the Atlanta Black Chambers, where he founded and chairs the Real Estate & Professional Services Committee, and hosts the Think Real Estate Podcast, featuring guests including Malik Yoba and Pastor Jamal Bryant.

• Lending Products
  • Fix & Flip — up to 70% ARV; 85–100% of project cost based on experience
  • New Construction — ground-up, purchase plus build budget within 70% ARV
  • Bridge — 12–24 months on in-progress or newly acquired assets
  • Development — horizontal build-out into vertical; neighborhoods and commercial
  • 30-Year DSCR Rental — long-term investor financing, no tax-return underwriting

• Speaks On
  • How private and hard money price risk
  • Reading a deal like a builder: draws, ARV, and cost overruns
  • Building a capital stack: broker lines, private money, family offices
  • Capital access for Black-owned real estate and construction firms

Areas of Expertise:

• Funding New Construction
• DSCR (Debt Service Coverage Ratio)
• Development

Panel: Land: Finding It, Reading It, and Building on It
Panelist Role: The Construction Lender