Residential hard money loans are provided by private lenders on the basis of the loan to value of a property. Traditional loans are granted on the criteria of credit scores, tax returns and income statements, but in residential hard money loans, loans are granted with the property as the collateral. Residential hard money lenders consider the equity of a property as the basis of underwriting a property. Residential hard money lenders specialize on either commercial or residential properties, but some of them deal in land estates and projects with a high equity. Hard money lenders underwrite loans by calculating the loan to value, based on current market price of a property.
Uses of Residential Hard Money Loans
Residential hard money loans are used as temporary bridge loans for mortgage refinance, acquisition or avoiding bankruptcy. A residential hard money loan is preferred, instead of giving control of a property to financial partners or filing for bankruptcy. These loans are used by people who need financing for renovation of residential properties before renting or selling them. Hard money lenders prefer borrowers who need the loan for income-producing properties such as retail or shopping centers, industrial offices and buildings, hotels or motels, medical institutions and restaurants, etc.
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