Remington Financial Group, Inc - Land Bridge Loans

Why Use Remington Financial Group for Hard Money Bridge Loans?

A hard money loan is easily recognized by some distinguishing characteristics, most notably its ability to close quickly. Although a hard money loan typically carries a higher loan to value and more costly rates and fees, borrowers continually turn to this unique loan because most times it can move from start to close in 30 short days.

Why would a borrower need to close a loan in 30 days? It turns out there are many reasons that a quick turn around might be necessary. Two examples include:

Taking advantage of a low cost property

A borrower is aware of a piece of available property that is near the site of a soon-to-be-built shopping center. The land owner will sell the property at a lower cost, but only if the deal can close in the next 30 days. By securing a hard money loan, the borrower will pay higher rates and fees, but can close quickly knowing that she will earn a significant return in a year when the shopping center's construction is complete and the land's value has increased.

Avoid foreclosure

An individual's lender is about to foreclose on his property unless he can repay a certain amount within a short time period. The property is worth $10 million and the borrower owes $1 million against it. If the property is foreclosed upon, all of the property's equity will be lost. Although a hard money loan carries high fees and rates it enables the borrower to meet the aggressive repayment timeframe and save the equity in the property.

Remington Financial Group can help you with your hard money needs. Contact us to discuss your transaction today.

What is a Hard Money Bridge Loan?

A hard money loan is easily recognized by some distinguishing characteristics, most notably its ability to close quickly. Although a hard money loan typically carries a lower loan to value and more costly rates and fees, borrowers continually turn to this unique loan because most times it can move from start to close in 30 short days.

Loans often times must close quickly for any number of reasons. Sometimes the timing is a requirement to take advantage of a good price on a commercial property. Other times borrowers must meet fast closing dates in order to avoid foreclosure. Regardless of the reason, hard money is a viable and valuable loan type.

It's also important for brokers to understand that a typical hard money loan does not have a pre-payment penalty associated with it. So, if the borrower is in a position to repay the loan early the lender will not impose an extra fee.

How do Hard Money Bridge Loans Work?

Remington Financial Group, Inc. is equipped to handle the expedited closings of 30 days or less, which makes it unique in the lending space. Our firm does it by preparing all of the necessary underwriting resources (attorneys, appraisers, etc.) to review and approve a loan very quickly.

RFG employs a lower loan to value ratio than a traditional lender might, which allows the firm to recover its investment should the need arise.

Also, Remington often times skips traditional underwriting steps, such as evaluating a borrower's credit rating or examining his experience level, as a means to progress the loan more quickly. We require a water tight appraisal of the property that ensures RFG can tolerate the high risk.

Also, RFG will always require an appropriate exit strategy. If a borrower can not share how the loan will be repaid, in reasonable terms, we will not make the deal. Remington Financial Group has no interest in taking possession of a property and does not view foreclosure as a suitable exit strategy, but we can work with you to identify an appropriate strategy.

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