How to choose the best hard money lender in Tampa

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Hard Money Lender FL Tampa

What’s hard money loan?

A hard money loan is a loan given to a borrower from a lender based mainly on the value of the collateralized asset that is underlying. Traditional banks and lenders focus primarily on the credit and income of the borrower where asset based lenders aka hard money lenders focus mainly on the value of the asset used as collateral for the loan. Where conventional loans are usually for 15–20 year terms, hard money loans are used as a short-term alternative (1–3 years typically) as a bridge to acquire a rehab, or stabilize a commercial, retail, office, industrial, multi–family, or single family residential home.

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

There are many reasons why a borrower would choose to use private financing or a hard money loan over a more affordable traditional financing: (1) Quick Funding– traditional banks take a minimum of 45 days to finance a single family residential loan, any where between 60–90 days to finance a commercial loan, and over 120 days to finance a development loan. Whereas, a hard money loan is typically funded within 7–14 days. (2) Property Requires Work– due to the conventional bank‘s quite conservative underwriting guidelines, most will not lend on properties needing repair. Yet, a personal lender will be pleased to give on a property that either lacks cash flow or needs physical improvements so long as the borrower has enough “skin in the game” (equity). For example, a loan secured by a property in need of repairs is very seldom funded by banks before it can be used; so the borrower will use a hard money lender settlement the hard money loan with normal funding, 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, an exclusive lender will give you short term funding to the borrower to purchase the property and lease it up to stabilization. Once the property is stabilized for a particular time frame, the hard money loan will be refinanced by a commercial lender with normal lending. (3) Not based exclusively on credit or income– Traditional banks rely greatly on a borrower’s credit score, past income, and ability to repay the debt. So traditional banks for conventional lending consistently turn down even quality borrowers such as physicians, lawyers, and attorneys who have high incomes but also have a lot of debt. Hence, there is certainly a huge requirement for private lenders who look more at the value of the underlying asset compared to the amount of the loan versus the borrower’s credit history. We typically look for a 50% – 65% LTV in our loans. What that means is we ordinarily lend 65% out of the appraised value of the property to the borrower.

What are the interest rates involved in hard money loans?

Hard money loan rates generally range from 10% all the way up to 15%. The rate by the lender is dependent on taking a look at a combination of variables for example: (1) loan to value ratio, (2) borrower’s credit score & income, (3) the property state and location, (4) borrower’s “skin in the game” (sum 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?

Hard money lenders charge a loan origination fee of 3% to 5% of the loan amount. The lender will then charge various fees for document preparation by a lawyer, appraisal fee from an independent appraiser, financing processing fee, and an application fee. Capital Funding Financial offers straight forward conditions without all the hidden rubbish fees and charges a very low origination fee of only 2%*

Can the loan fees be paid from your loan proceeds?

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

Is there a pre payment fee with hard money loans?

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 extra months of interest due. This condition is put in place so the lender receives at least a small return for the time, hassle and apportionment of its funds to your borrower. If the loan is repaid by the borrower after six months, then no prepayment fee will be issued.

How quickly 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 assessment, title commitment). The typical price takes about a couple of weeks to fund as an independent appraisal and title report need to be run on the property.

When employing is an evaluation needed?

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

When completing a fix & flip or rehab project, what’ll the hard money lender require?

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

If you’re 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 info.

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