How Much Do
Hard Money Lenders Charge?
Most
hard money lenders charge between 12 and 16 percent interest.
The flipper would need contribute only $ 75,000 to the project instead of $ 135,000 and decides to take this route, even though
the hard money lender charges a higher interest rate than does the bank.
Not exact matches
You either need to pay the ridiculously high loan fees that
hard money lenders often
charge or have the time needed to qualify and get a loan from a bank; clearly it's inefficient.
Even though the amount of interest rates that they are
charging for loan is quite high, there are actually a lot of advantages you can get from
hard money lenders.
Typically
hard money lenders will
charge anywhere from 2 - 10 points just to use their
money.
Also note that the interest rate and setup
charges will be significantly higher than the other two options because the
hard -
money lender knows you're stuck.
If you use a
hard money lender I would recommend that you add 6 months mortgage payments into your cost so you can pay them monthly (if they
charge you monthly).
For example, if you borrow $ 100,000 from a
hard money lender at 16 % and it takes you 6 months from start to finish to pay it back, your interest
charges would be $ 8,000.
Hard money lenders typically
charge higher interest rates due to the greater risk associated with these loans, and the incredible speed in which they are able to process and fund transactions.
One of the biggest factors is related to «the going rate on the street,» which is the interest rates that other
hard money lenders are
charging in that particular City or State.
Im a
hard money lender and do
charge something up front.
My point was that a) Upfront fees are unusual for «Private
Lenders», and b) If they are
charging up front fees, they are
Hard Money Lenders (HML), or as you conclude, «scammers».
Someone who
charges up front fees, and brings their own docs is a
Hard Money Lender.
Hard money lenders are more able (and willing) to make these loans because, unlike banks and other institutional
lenders, they use asset - secured underwriting with the real estate serving as the sole collateral for each loan, and they are able to
charge enough interest in order to cover the high risks involved in underwriting such loans.
Most
hard money lenders will
charge you 2 — 3 points (basically 2 — 3 %) however this is not annualized so regardless of how long you borrow the
money this is what you will be paying on the
money you borrow.
Does anyone have any ideas, I have approached
hard money lenders and they
charge a higher rate One actually wanted 9 % but I would have to flip the house because he wanted the loan repaid in one year.