A hard money lender will
lend on a property even if it is vacant.
Not exact matches
From a
lending standpoint, in case you apply for financing to acquire the
property, you may not
even get approved
on this deal, that is b / c your lack of experience and the caliber of the
property would be too high of a risk to the lender.
You will need at least 5 % of the purchase price for a loan with a 95 % Loan to Value (LTV), although some lenders will only
lend to 90 %
on or
even less for residential investment
properties.
The risk retention rules and increased reserve requirements, which go into effect at the end of 2016, will put
even more pressure
on traditional
lending sources, limiting their capability to provide clients with construction loans for new
properties and refinancing of existing loans.