What kind of lender and loan do I need?

What kind of lender and loan do I need?

Member since 2017 · 12 posts · 1 vote

Looking for advice, please.

  • I'm a US expat living abroad. 
  • US taxes get filed every year, but no W2s - all income is foreign.
  • US credit is excellent. 
  • I have one SFH and want to buy more for buy-and-hold.
  • One lender has gone AWOL for a month after I submitted conventional income docs - they simply stopped responding to emails, texts, and calls. Is this unusual?
  • A hard-money lender is offering a line of credit of 500k with 2 points to be paid up front for the line, another 3 points for actual draws on the line for purchases at 9.75%, and another 1 point for each refi, currently at 3.5%.

Do I need a hard money lender? How do those terms compare with what's out there?

Is there a different kind of lender and loan I should be looking at?

Thank you.

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  • Lender · United States · Member since 2020 · 1k+ posts · 499 votes
    5y

    Hey Steve,

    Are you seeking financing for both the purchase and refi?

  • Member since 2017 · 12 posts · 1 vote
    5y

    Yes, Timothy. My current SFH is at 5%, and if I go the model of hard money, then I will need to refi the houses I buy through that line. The lender, as I said, says they can do them at 3.5 with a point.

  • Member since 2017 · 12 posts · 1 vote
    5y

    I hope it's okay to bump the thread. I really would like people's thoughts on these questions:

    • One lender has gone AWOL for a month after I submitted conventional income docs - they simply stopped responding to emails, texts, and calls. Is this unusual?
    • A hard-money lender is offering a line of credit of 500k with 2 points to be paid up front for the line, another 3 points for actual draws on the line for purchases at 9.75%, and another 1 point for each refi, currently at 3.5%. 
    • Do I need a hard money lender? How do those terms compare with what's out there?

      Is there a different kind of lender and loan I should be looking at?

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