Hard Money Lending – Real Estate Funding Model
Need a layman’s guide to the ins and outs of hard money loans? We’ll give the details on hard money lenders and appropriate use of these loans for real estate investing. Continue reading for the negatives and positives of the use of hard money for investment purposes.
One of the last resorts to fund your real estate deals should be a hard money loan because you are dealing with experienced investors who are on the lookout for good returns on their money which makes it amongst the most expensive money for you to borrow.
Hard money lenders are third party lenders and unlike the big institutional lenders charge interest rates above market rates. hard money lenders typically require 5-10 percentage points higher interest rates than private money or conventional lenders. Plus, hard money lenders will typically charge you “points” on a loan which is pre-paid interest thereby making this a rather expensive funding alternative.
So, on the plus side, hard money loans are generally worth approximately 65-70% of the after repair value (ARV) of the property in question. This is beneficial because it allows you to obtain the necessary cash to finance renovation costs as well as the purchase price. This means you can potentially get into a deal with little to no money down if the after repair value to cost ratio is high enough.
If you are trying to fund real estate investments and have poor credit, hard money loans are a viable option. Hard money lenders take the security of the loan into consideration and do not consider character or loan serviceability. For those who are on a strict time limit, hard money loans are also attractive since there is little to no wait time for approval.
Hard money lenders could be found in the “money to lend” section of your local newspaper most often. Next would be at a gathering of your local housing investing association. Local hard money lenders will attend every now and then to solicit new business. Also, you can find them on the net by searching for keywords like “hard money lender” or “hard money loans”.
Have you ever pondered when you should choose to borrow from hard money lenders for investing in real estate. Hard money loans will often be one of the last resorts for funding your real estate deals because you are dealing with experienced investors who are looking for good returns on their money. Third-party lender who charge interest rates higher than the prevalent market rates for lending is called an hard money lender. Another benefit of hard money lending is that instead of lending based on your creditworthiness or character, money lenders will lend based on the security of the loan.
Tags: party lenders, Private money, hard money lenders, strict time, conventional lenders, institutional lenders, Commercial lender, estate deals, last resorts, interest rateOriginally posted 2008-05-13 22:25:35.
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Hi Ray,
Thanks for reading, and thanks for your comments. I hadn't considered your particular angle; it seems like it could be a viable option. I wonder if that 46 million is a demographic that could get something like that together. Have you seen the breakdown of the 46 million? I discussed it in an earlier post. It's interesting and informative to see how those numbers actually shake out. Thanks again, keep reading, and pass on the posts you like.
TRR
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Send me an e-mail as I am a broker in SoCal with a access to 5 different Hard Money Lenders. If not try
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Finding debt and equity for apartment acquisitions today is not all that difficult. We would be happy to help anyone looking at opportunities. In the past 6 months we have closed 8 apartment financing transactions. Currently we have one that is being acquired that is 35% occupied and we are doing that with a soft money lender. Soft money is a term I coined. Its a hard money lender with rates a little cheaper than most of the hard money lenders.
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A hard money loan is where a private lender (not a bank) gives you the money to purchase, sort of legalized loan sharking. The interest rates are typically much higher than you would receive from a lender.
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