PROPERTY:

Spring Rd, NW, Washington, DC 20010

LOAN OVERVIEW:

The borrower is requesting a hard money loan to refinance an investment property he owns.  The property is in a very hot area of Columbia Heights, DC.  The loan of $260K will pay off the current mortgage and be used to finish renovaing the property along with giving the borrower some cash to reimburse him for out of pocket construction expenses.   HMB will be doing a construction holdback for remaining construction costs.

PROPOSED TERMS:

Loan Type: Purchase
Loan Amount: $260,000 1st Mortgage
Value of Subject Property: $550,000
Loan to Value: 48%
Term requested: 9 Month Balloon
Exit Strategy: Resell property
Credit Score 648


HARD MONEY BANKERS COMMENTS:

The pros are:

The lender will have good collateral on an investment property with a ton of equity and about $15K of construction needed.

The cons are:

The Borrowers exit strategy of selling could take longer than expected in this market.