Top 10 Best Reasons to Use San Diego Hard Money
filed in Credit on May.21, 2009
You may want to use San Diego Hard Money because a conventional loan through a bank is not available to you. A bank may not loan you the money for various reasons. They may have issue with the collateral or property; they may have concerns about your credit history.
Or maybe you are unable to provide adequate documentation according to the banks standards. Maybe you have the need for a bridge loan, have specific investment projects, or need money quickly. These all may be reasons you would obtain private financing.
10. Your property is unacceptable to the bank in terms of collateral
There are essentially a number of reasons as to why a bank may not be willing to accept a property as a source of collateral. In particular, if a property has been designed for a specific purpose, banks are often reluctant to accept them. For example, these could include buildings such as care centers for the elderly, health and spa resorts or any other building where an appraiser has rated as being below average.
9. Many people can still make use of San Diego Hard Money irrespective of whether or not they have a poor credit rating.
Unlike banks, private money lenders tend to focus primarily on collateral, rather than credit history.
Of course, this is not a rule which is set in stone but this does seem to be the way it usually works.
8. The bank needs more documentation
People who earn their income by means of investments, or even those who are self employed are often not able to provide all the documents which banks require in order to qualify for a loan.
On the other hand, many Hard Money lenders in San Diego will more often than not be willing to accept bank statements and income tax returns as evidence of a person’s ability to repay a loan.
7. Loans for renovation purposes
For anyone needing a loan for the sole purpose of renovating an existing property, there’s a strong possibility that hard money financing will be made available to you.
Typically San Diego private money investors and lenders will take on this situation with some money contributed by the borrower. This helps establish a level of involvement by the borrower and satisfies risk concerns of the investor.
6. Building on vacant land
Hard money is often used for construction. If the owner can show an equity position in the land owned and has a complete plan for construction including entitlements, permits, construction cost break down, pro-forma and draw schedule, then they have a strong chance of getting privately financed.
5. You need to make use of existing equity in order to obtain an additional property
In the majority of cases, San Diego hard money financing is useful to secure cash out on both residential properties and commercial properties. In most cases closing time is between seven to fourteen days from the time a full package is received.
4. You already have too many properties financed and would like to acquire more.
Many investors are limited by banks on how many loans they can have open at one time. In this example a private source of funding may be perfect.
As long as the investor can show the ability to repay future obligations with current debts they will have opportunity through private channels.
3. You need to make an offer to acquire real estate but the terms of escrow are limited and short
Unlike banks, where loan applications can take ages to process, private lenders are for the most part able to make decisions in a fraction of the time banks take.
2. You require a bridge loan
Of course, the reasons for requiring a bridge loan vary from one person to the next. For example, you may require some financial muscle in order to secure a lucrative real estate offer, or you may be encountering some financial difficulties with an existing business.
1. When time is limited.
In circumstances where time is of the essence, San Diego hard money can in most cases fund loans in seven to fourteen days. Of course, for many people, the is the most important key benefit.
June 9th, 2009 on 1:19 pm
Nice article, thanks for sharing.