Best hard money loan in Vero Beach

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Hard Money Loan Florida Vero Beach

What’s hard money loan?

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

Why exactly would a person choose 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 financing or a hard money loan over a more affordable traditional funding: (1) Quick Funding– conventional banks take a minimum of 45 days to finance a single family residential loan, any where between 60–90 days to fund a commercial loan, and over 120 days to finance a development loan. Whereas, a hard money loan is typically financed within 7–14 days. (2) Property Demands Work– because of the traditional bank‘s really conservative underwriting guidelines, most will not lend on properties in need of repair. For instance, a loan secured by a property in need of repairs is very seldom funded by banks before it can be used; therefore the borrower will use a hard money lender to buy and rehabilitate the property, and then settlement the hard money loan with traditional funding. Another example would be a commercial property that has no tenants… a bank won’t loan until the property is leased up. Yet, an exclusive lender will provide temporary lending to the borrower to buy the property and rent it up. Once the property is stabilized for a specific time period, 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 heavily on a borrower’s credit score, previous income, and ability to repay the debt. So even quality borrowers including physicians, lawyers, and solicitors who’ve high incomes but also have a lot of debt are turned down by traditional banks for normal lending. Hence, there is certainly an enormous importance of private lenders who look more at the value of the underlying asset in comparison with the amount of the loan versus the borrower’s credit history. We usually look for a 50% – 65% LTV in our loans. What that means is we normally lend out 65% of the appraised value of the property to the borrower.

What are the interest rates involved in hard money loans?

Hard money loan rates usually range from 10% all the way up to 15%. The rate by the lender is determined by looking at a combination of variables such as: (1) loan to value ratio, (2) borrower’s credit score & income, (3) the property state 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 in asset based lending?

Most hard money lenders in Vero Beach charge a loan origination fee of 3% to 5% of the loan amount. The lender will subsequently 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 costs an extremely low origination fee of merely 2%* and offers straight forward provisions without all of the hidden trash fees

Can the loan fees be paid from the loan proceeds?

Yes 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 in the actual loan proceeds.

Can there be a pre-payment fee with hard money loans?

Ordinarily Vero Beach hard money loans have a 3–6 month minimum interest requirement. For instance, 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 your lender receives at least a modest yield for the time, hassle and apportionment of its funds to some borrower. If the loan is repaid by the borrower after six months, then no pre payment 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 days when given a complete loan package (credit report, income documentation, independent assessment, title commitment). The typical deal takes about a couple of weeks to finance as an independent appraisal and title report need to be run on the property.

When using is an appraisal needed?

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

When completing a repair & flip or rehabilitation job, what’ll the hard money lender require?

Well besides the obvious 35–40% equity cushion, the lender will need to see the extent of work described with a cost analysis timeline and worksheet. The lender will use this as helpful tips in releasing capital for rehab purposes. Nothing ever goes as planned when performing a rehabilitation; so the lender will want to see the borrowers experience in performing or managing real estate repairs. The lender will release funds in draws and require an inspection to be made after each draw is complete. The lender will even require a credit report and income statement from the borrower to show that 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.