Why should I go hard money for my real estate deals?
1. Banks just aren't lending for most properties these days.
2. Do you really want to wait 60-90 days for a bank to make a decision and then they just turn your loan turn you down?
3. Can you provide a bank with 2-3 years of your tax returns? pay stubs? solid employment history? bank statements? And all of your debts including your new mortgage that you are applying for total less than 40% of your monthly income?
4. If your buying a multi-family property can you provide 2 years of profit and loss for the property if you dont even own the property yet?
5. Does the property income service the debt? Meaning do you make more money in rental income than your monthly loan payment will be?
6. Does the property need work? If it does, depending on the amount of work needed, will the bank consider this to be a 'bankable loan'?
7. Have you ever had any mortgage late payments on any properties you own?
If you answer yes to any of the above questions or your not sure if you fit in the basic guidelines above than your bank will probably turn down your commercial loan request. Now your back to square one.
This is where hard money comes in. We are here to fund deals that make sense. Are you self employed, but don't show a lotof income, but are sitting on a bunch of money in the bank. Well traditional banks don't care about this anymore. That is why more and more real estate investors are looking for hard money lenders to close their commercial loans.