The simple answer is “yes”, but in the real world, hard money lenders are more complicated.
- At first thought, it would sound simple to get a hard money loan and buy a property.
- However, the investor borrower must find a hard money lender who is willing to work with the investor based on his credit, funds available, the project itself, and a myriad of other issues.
- It’s not uncommon for an investor to tell the seller that he’s a cash buyer believing his hard money lender will be bringing cash to the closing.
- Cash to closing is accurate, but only if the hard money lender agrees to fund the transaction.
- If you’re the seller, I suggest you ask your buyer for proof of funds so you can confirm he has the cash to close or he’s going to get hard money.
- This is important because at least one third of all investor transactions using hard money lenders to close, don’t close at all!
- Some of the reasons are:
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- Borrower doesn’t qualify and it’s too late to find another buyer,
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- The lender changes the percentage the borrower must bring to closing,
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- Lender scammed the borrower to collect fees and never intended to fund the loan,
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- Lender gets a better offer to fund another investor for more money or a partnership in the deal,
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- Appraisal or inspection is not what the lender expected.
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- Finally, the lender simply changes his mind for no reason that he admits to.
- Just recently, the Fed raising interest rates has shaken the lending market for conventional homebuyers as well as hard money lenders.
- Hard money lenders are thinking the general real estate market will only sink slowly from where it is and sales for rehab properties will take a tumble.
- These hard money lenders are cutting back on the number of loans they’re doing as well as the percentage they’re willing to loan.
- The final decision to fund an investor loan for the average or new investor is made within a week of the closing which can kill a deal at the last minute.
If you have any additional questions, contact me directly at DaveDinkelQuestions@gmail.com.
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