Posts Tagged ‘Foreclosure’

Hard Money Lenders Are Your Solution to Quick Loans and Emergency Funding Sources

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

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What are hard money lenders?

Private investors whom lend their money out high rates that local banks won’t do.

Hard money loans are easier to get and funded very fast at lighting speed. It is referred to especially with real estate investors as asset based lending. The collateral on the loan becomes the real estate. They are far from conventional loans, since the underwriting guidelines that private money go by are far different from your local banks.

For those seeking emergency funding sources, or that have situations that are time sensitive and need to close quickly in days not weeks for their money, hard money (more…)

3 Steps to Take When Marriage and Finances Meet

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

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You’ve taken the plunge into wedded bliss, had a wonderful honeymoon and are ready to mesh you lives together into one big happy pile, all with great ease and no worries for the future. You have dreamed of a lifetime of happiness in all areas of your life, now it’s time to face the facts and make that dream a reality. One would think that a healthy marriage is a guarantee to financial success, but a few things need to be discussed when marriage and your finances meet. Below you will find a few helpful hints to make your marriage and your finances a happy union. (more…)

Government Aid For Refinancing Home Loans

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

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Today is a special day for many people, the Government and banking institutions can’t make up their minds and the markets are out of control!

But, many people in debt and other financial stress face the various serious business of foreclosure on their homes. To prevent that from happening many will turn to refinancing home loans to bail them out of a bad situation.

One major problem is that there are many companies offering refinancing home loans, trying to cash in on the ever increasing refinancing home loans market, but not all these refinancing home loans actually benefit the emotionally and financially distressed homeowner who is on the brink of losing everything. (more…)

Hard Money is Private Money Lending

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

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Who knows the term hard money?

Hard money is private money lending, money you will receive from individuals that will loan you their money against your real estate, hard money lender is the bank and the bank will Loan you their money and put a lien against your real estate, the same with hard money lenders.

What is the difference between the hard money lender’s programs and the bank across the street?

1. Hard money lenders can help investors with large loan amounts, while banks will make it very difficult on the borrower to loan these large amount, so the loan would probably end up with an insurance company to loan the money and the requirements are high.

2. Hard money lenders can fund any hard money loan within a week, while for the banks it will take at least a month or even more.

3. Hard money lenders will ask for very little documentation, while the banks would ask for almost everything you have, taxes, income, assets, history of the property before and plans for after the purchase, business license, basically they will definitely want to see more from you to loan you some money.

4. Hard money lenders have guidelines but they can make exceptions without processing it through a whole underwriting team- while the bank need to go through different departments and underwriters and processors just to make an exception, and then the exception will not get excepted. (more…)