How to choose the best hard money lender in Tampa

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What is hard money loan?

A hard money loan is a loan given to a borrower from a lender based primarily on the value of the collateralized asset that is underlying. Traditional banks and lenders focus mainly on the credit and income of the borrower where asset based lenders aka hard money lenders focus mainly on the worth of the asset being used as collateral for the loan. Where traditional loans are normally for 15–20 year durations, hard money loans are used as a temporary option (1–3 years typically) as a bridge to acquire a rehab, or stabilize a commercial, retail, office, industrial, multi–family, or single family residential dwelling.

Why exactly would someone pick a hard money loan (asset–based loan) over a conventional loan offered by a bank with lower rates?

There are many reasons why a borrower would choose to use private funding or a hard money loan over a cheaper traditional funding: (1) Quick Funding– traditional banks take a minimum of 45 days to finance an individual family residential loan, any where between 60–90 days to finance a commercial loan, and over 120 days to fund a development loan. Whereas, a hard money loan is typically financed within 7–14 days. (2) Property Demands Work– because of the conventional bank‘s very conservative underwriting guidelines, most will not lend on properties in need of repair. Nonetheless, a personal lender will be happy to loan on a property that either lacks cash flow or requires physical progress so long as the borrower has enough “skin in the game” (equity). Before it can be used by way of example, a loan guaranteed by a property in need of repairs is quite infrequently funded by banks; so the borrower will use a hard money lender settlement the hard money loan with normal financing, and then to purchase and rehabilitate the property. Another example would be a commercial property that has no tenants… a bank won’t loan until the property is leased up. Nonetheless, temporary funding will be provided by a private lender to the borrower to buy the property and rent it up to stabilization. Once the property is stabilized for a period of time that is certain, the hard money loan will be refinanced by a commercial lender with conventional funding. (3) Not based entirely on credit or income– Traditional banks rely greatly on a borrower’s credit score, past income, and ability to repay the debt. Thus even quality borrowers such as physicians, lawyers, and attorneys who’ve high incomes but also have a lot of debt are turned down by traditional banks for conventional funding. Hence, there’s a huge requirement for private lenders who look the value of the underlying asset in comparison to the amount of the loan versus the borrower’s credit history. We generally look for a 50% – 65% LTV in our loans. What that means is we usually lend 65% out of the appraised value of the property to the borrower.

What are the interest rates involved in hard money loans?

The rate by the lender is determined by looking at a mix of variables for example: (1) loan to value ratio, (2) borrower’s credit score & income, (3) the property condition and place, (4) borrower’s “skin in the game” (amount of cash equity in the property). At Capital Funding Financial we offer the lowest rates around starting at 8.9%*

What are the fees involved with asset based lending?

Most hard money lenders charge a loan origination fee of 3% to 5% of the loan amount. The lender will then charge various fees for file preparation by a lawyer, financing processing fee, assessment fee from an unbiased appraiser, and an application fee. Capital Funding Financial offers straight forward conditions without all the concealed rubbish fees and charges an extremely low origination fee of only 2%*

Can the loan fees be paid from the loan proceeds?

Yes, so long as there is a large enough equity cushion in the real estate. Most of the time each of the fees (apart from the application fee) are paid from your actual loan proceeds.

Can there be a pre payment penalty with hard money loans?

Typically hard money lenders in Tampa Florida implement a 3–6 month minimum interest condition. By way of example, with a 6 pre-payment fee, if the borrower were to repay the loan in 3 months, there would be 3 additional months of interest due. This requirement is put in place so the lender receives at least a small yield for the time, hassle and allocation of its funds to a borrower. If the loan is repaid by the borrower after half a year, then no pre payment penalty will be issued.

How fast can a typical hard money loan close?

At Capital Funding Financial, we are a direct lender and have the ability to close loans within a few days when given a complete loan package (credit report, income documentation, independent appraisal, title commitment). The typical bargain takes about one or two weeks to finance as an independent appraisal and title report need to be run on the property.

When applying is an assessment required?

Yes, hard money loans generally demand an appraisal, broker price opinion, or comparative sales analysis. On the subject property, we order an unaffiliated appraisal at Capital Funding Financial.

When finishing flip or rehabilitation job & a fix, what will the hard money lender require?

Well besides the obvious 35–40% equity cushion, the lender will want to see the extent of work described with a cost analysis worksheet and timeline. The lender uses this as helpful information in releasing capital for rehabilitation purposes. Nothing ever goes as planned when performing a rehabilitation; hence the lender will want to see the borrowers experience in managing or performing real estate repairs. The lender require an inspection to be made after each draw is complete and will release funds in draws for such repairs that are listed. The lender may also require income statement and a credit report from the borrower showing that the borrower has the ability to repay the loan. Yet, hard money lenders focus largely on the asset value of the security and not the credit score.

If you are looking for a hard money loan for a rehabilitation, fix & flip, or investment purpose, contact us today at 954 320 0242 or toll free at 1–866–695–0092 or visit Hard Money Loan for more information.