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Getting a hard money loan with bad credit may be easier than getting a standard loan from a bank. It really depends on the individual situation and the lender. Most banks have raised the minimum required credit score for personal loans. If your score is low, you may still be able to get a mortgage for your primary dwelling from a regular bank, but if you are interested in real estate investing, rehabbing or flipping, your application will probably be denied.

For some hard money lenders bad credit is not an issue. It is their business. Some small companies and private individuals specialize in making high risk loans to property owners. The amount that a person can borrow is limited to the amount that the lender can expect to recoup in the case of foreclosure. These are risky deals for both the lender and the borrower, but sometimes it is the only option. (more…)

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If you have damaged, bad, slow, or no credit, chances are that you will be faced with challenges if you desire to borrow money. Most banks, credit unions, and other lending institutions rarely loan money in the form of personal loans to those who have less than excellent credit scores – usually no one who scores under 700 on the FICO scale. Oftentimes, borrowers can have more luck receiving financing if they go through a private lender to get the loans they need – regardless of credit histories and past credit problems. Private lenders tend to put more faith in bad credit borrowers than they would be given in a traditional lender setting.

Private Lenders Invest In You

Private lenders can be individuals, corporations, or other entitites or agencies who want to invest their money and other capital by loaning out money to individuals, businesses, and other corporations. These private lenders have the ability to finance either an unsecured personal loans or secured personal loan. As with any lender, there are differences between the two types – mainly the amount of money that you will be paying back in the form of interest. (more…)

Mortgage jargon can be baffling at the best of times, but imagine what it is like when you are beginning to meet mortgage advisers or read up on the different types and have to face all of that information at the same time! However, it need not be so complex. Finding out the basics need not be traumatic, especially if you simply want a traditional mortgage because you would only have limited choices, including repayment mortgages and interest only mortgages.

Repayment mortgages are the most popular of the traditional mortgage types available. Repayment mortgages are still popular today because the house is guaranteed to be yours if you stick to the payment schedule advocated by the lender. If you remain on track and diligently make your repayments every month then you will know exactly when it is that you should be able to say that you own your own house outright. (more…)