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With the current interest rate has reached historic lows, we can assume that it should be easier than ever to get a mortgage, especially since mortgage payments more affordable because of lower interest rates .

Provided, however, are about a loan products to 100% of institutional lenders today are strictly “prime” loans, and they are only the most qualified borrowers with credit, income or perfect almost perfect and employment. In addition, the property that serves as collateral, in great shape and advance to be located.

One of the byproducts of the most important of the recent financial crisis and the associated “great recession” has been the effective disappearance of the “alternative”, also known as “non-prime” mortgages.

In the past, when borrowers purchasing or refinancing property is not high enough credit score, but had a job and stable income, they would for mortgage loans that qualify for hedge offset the additional risk with rates higher interest.

Lenders that made this type of loan applied between the percentage points more interest than 2:59 on the “prime” loans. The higher were considered sufficient to compensate for the additional credit risk.

In today’s market, it would be the interest rate for “non-prime” mortgages around 5% – 7%. But a number of stringent financial regulations and the effective disappearance of the private secondary mortgage market virtually eliminates these mortgages.

At the same time, due to difficult economic conditions, many buyers and builders, solid down payment or equity in their good properties can not qualify for mortgage loans with FICO credit scores too low or because they do not meet certain other loan qualification prerequisite.

In some cases, it is owned by the borrower is not eligible for funding. This is common when buying or refinancing foreclosure properties, or the so-called “fixer-upper” that requires major repair properties.

Private placement loans, some time as a “bridge financing” or “Hard Money”, a viable alternative financing to borrowers or properties that can not not qualify for prime loans.

What is a ready private placement? In short, this is a mortgage by a non-institutional lender such as non-state pension funds, IRA retirement accounts, hedge funds, the investment group, mortgage brokers and / or private lenders, which is mainly based on the asset.

These loans require higher payments down (purchase) or substantial equity positions (refinancing). In some cases, several cons-collateralized properties as collateral for the loan.

Typically, private placement loans are short term (two to five years) and they are not as temporary (bridge) financing, used as a permanent loan. Two examples of the practice, because this type of financing is used efficiently.

Bob (name changed) was a real estate investor who wanted to buy a condominium short sale with a substantial discount. Bob was a strong borrower with excellent credit, occupation, income, and a large down payment. However, had the project in which the apartment was in an ongoing dispute between the owner and the developer community.

None of the senior lenders would not be ready for him, even if the condominium unit is not directly involved in the trial. Bob got a very good price for the apartment, which was about 30% below the market value.

He put a substantial down payment and our society for him a ready private placement, obtaining funding in about three weeks. Bob thinks will sell, refinance or pay for goods within three years. Meanwhile, this apartment is an excellent investment location, for which he paid about 70 cents on the dollar.

The second example shows how private placement was used to assist owners to the rescue of their shares by refinancing. Mark and Joan (names changed) was a successful entrepreneur and operator for over 30 years. They owned a commercial building and some income properties, most of whom had significant shares.

After Mark was diagnosed with a serious illness and could no longer work, increased their business and eventually they had to be closed. Their main source of income is gone and so were their savings and good credit.

Soon they will default on their mortgage and the bank called the loan due and payable. The lender began foreclosure and Mark and Joan were able to refinance their properties because of poor credit and low incomes. In addition, there was a maintenance on their properties they sell very difficult in the state he has made.

If Jane contacted us, but their situation was urgent. They had lost more money to cure the default settings and they were on their properties with significant shares. Our company could get a loan with a private placement of non-institutional lenders, which was funded in about four weeks.

The new mortgage to pay off all existing loans and gave Mark and Joan desperately needed cash reserves, including additional funds to repair the properties. About a year later, Joan was able to sell their commercial properties and income and money out of them. The private placement loan paid in full and save borrower hundreds of thousands of dollars in shares.

Here are the basic features of a private placement financing:

* Ready (to take into account all types of properties, the cross-guarantee can not be accepted) must be secured by real estate
* Ready-to-value (LTV): 50% – 75% of the appraised value (bottom of vacant lots)
* Loan amounts range from $ 100 000 to $ 5,000,000 +
* Term of Loan Typical: 2 to 5 years (longer term are possible)
* Typical rates: 8.9% – 12.9%
* Funding fast, usually in 3 – 5 weeks

Obviously, not every situation loan debt private placement and are rarely used as a permanent funding or long term. You need strong capital and interest rates are higher than prime loans. However, this type of loan is especially useful if you want to lenders or borrowers may or requirements on the properties and / or if there is a need for a rapid financing to borrow.

In most cases, private placement loans are used as a “bridge” financing, so that borrowers be quickly acquire an attractive property or to refinance their property in order to obtain equity or receive a cash out. Typical strategies are refinancing or sale of the property.