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All Forum Posts by: Stephanie P.

Stephanie P. has started 186 posts and replied 4623 times.

Post: DSCR rates in the 6's, hiring loan officers

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@Wade Susini

Does Dominion work with brokers?  They didn't in the past.

Stephanie

Post: Interest Only DSCR

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Quote from @Riaz Gillani:
Quote from @Stephanie P.:
Quote from @Nathan Frost:

Can someone explain to me how DSCR works and why it would be better to do interest only payments vs a 30 year mortgage on an investment property?

Seems the interest only quotes are still high and not worth it.


 There are two 40 year options out there right now.  10 year interest only that fully amortizes years 11-40 and a 40 year fixed option.  Both reduce the monthly payment, improving cash flow, over the 30 year fixed option.

DSCR is based on the rents vs the monthly payments. Some companies don't care about a ratio at all if the loan to value is low enough while others will go down to a .75 ratio so the rents can cover 75% of the monthly payments. The most common is for the rents to cover the mortgage completely or a 1.0 debt ratio and above.

The borrower or guarantor's credit is the other main consideration on these loans.

 @Stephanie P. Who have you seen offering the 10 Yr IO w/ a 40 yr term and 40 Yr FRM for DSCR?


 It's a 10 year IO and then a 30 year fully amortized loan after that for a total of 40 years or a 40 year fully amortized loan.  We have a lender that offers it.  I can get my rep in  touch with you if you'd like.

Post: Interest Only DSCR

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Quote from @Nathan Frost:
Quote from @Stephanie P.:
Quote from @Nathan Frost:

Can someone explain to me how DSCR works and why it would be better to do interest only payments vs a 30 year mortgage on an investment property?

Seems the interest only quotes are still high and not worth it.


 There are two 40 year options out there right now.  10 year interest only that fully amortizes years 11-40 and a 40 year fixed option.  Both reduce the monthly payment, improving cash flow, over the 30 year fixed option.

DSCR is based on the rents vs the monthly payments. Some companies don't care about a ratio at all if the loan to value is low enough while others will go down to a .75 ratio so the rents can cover 75% of the monthly payments. The most common is for the rents to cover the mortgage completely or a 1.0 debt ratio and above.

The borrower or guarantor's credit is the other main consideration on these loans.


So why do IO vs PITI the first 10 years? I have had some quotes on 100k homes here and the difference isn't much. Why not generate equity for those first 10 years? I would do IO if the payments were 200-300 less the PITI.

Also, 20% is still required and makes me lean towards non DSCR loans. Just trying to understand the advantage which seems to be on larger loans.


The 40 year am is relatively new and not a lot of lenders offer it. 10 year IO with the additional 30 fully amortized is readily available. In some cases, you can get an 85% ltv, but the DSCR may not support it.

Post: Using Business Loan to Buy Miltifamily

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Quote from @Kristen Purceski:

Does anyone know if a business loan can be used to purchase a multi family complex? Is it difficult to get approved for a business loan? 


You can use a DSCR loan to buy a multi family property. No, it's not difficult although you should have some experience (meaning you own a home) because these aren't for first time investors.

Post: Interest Only DSCR

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Quote from @Nathan Frost:

Can someone explain to me how DSCR works and why it would be better to do interest only payments vs a 30 year mortgage on an investment property?

Seems the interest only quotes are still high and not worth it.


 There are two 40 year options out there right now.  10 year interest only that fully amortizes years 11-40 and a 40 year fixed option.  Both reduce the monthly payment, improving cash flow, over the 30 year fixed option.

DSCR is based on the rents vs the monthly payments. Some companies don't care about a ratio at all if the loan to value is low enough while others will go down to a .75 ratio so the rents can cover 75% of the monthly payments. The most common is for the rents to cover the mortgage completely or a 1.0 debt ratio and above.

The borrower or guarantor's credit is the other main consideration on these loans.

Post: Best way to get cash out of investment property.

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Quote from @Kelsey Jurewicz:
Quote from @Stephanie P.:
Quote from @Kelsey Jurewicz:
Quote from @William Daley:

Hi BP,

I have a single family home in Albany County, NY. I purchase it in December. The renovation should be complete this month. 

I paid cash for the property and renovation. 

I would like to keep it as a rental and pull cash out.

The home is owned by my corporation and I would like to keep the loan in the business name, without any personal guarantee if possible.

Anyone that can guide me in the best direction I would appreciate it.

If your able to help fund me in NY even better!

Thank you.


 Cash out refinance. You can take up to 80-90% of your homes value. 


 What wholesale lender has 90% cash out?


 Hi stephanie - 

VA loan - up to 100%

conventional - typically 80% 

hope that helps!

Hey Kelsey,
VA and conventional won't remotely work in the OP's scenario.  Here are a few reasons why.  As I dissect their thread, I see they're asking for:
Short seasoning (cash out refinance for conventional just went to 12 months and they just purchased it in December)
Rental (precludes VA)
Rental property owned by a corporation (If they use and LLC and do all the gyrations that Fannie Mae asks borrowers to do, yes, but S Corp no)
No personal guarantee (neither VA nor Conventional work for this)
I tell borrowers that their loan is like Plinko on The Price is Right.  As we ask questions about their scenario, it's like we drop their loan into the top of the Plinko board and as they go down the board, they hit pegs that tell us where their loan will fit into the myriad programs in the mortgage industry.  It's a great way for them to understand that not all loans fit neatly into the conventional or government box.  This one slides neatly into the DSCR box with just a little alteration to their expectations about personal guarantees.
All the best
Stephanie



Post: Best way to get cash out of investment property.

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Quote from @Kelsey Jurewicz:
Quote from @William Daley:

Hi BP,

I have a single family home in Albany County, NY. I purchase it in December. The renovation should be complete this month. 

I paid cash for the property and renovation. 

I would like to keep it as a rental and pull cash out.

The home is owned by my corporation and I would like to keep the loan in the business name, without any personal guarantee if possible.

Anyone that can guide me in the best direction I would appreciate it.

If your able to help fund me in NY even better!

Thank you.


 Cash out refinance. You can take up to 80-90% of your homes value. 


 What wholesale lender has 90% cash out?

Post: Cash out refinance seasoning

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Quote from @Eliott Elias:

None will do this for full LTV, if you purchased cash you can pull out 75% of LTC with delayed financing.


 We have lenders that will use new appraised value after just 90 days of seasoning.

Post: Buying grandparents home, how to finance

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Quote from @Zane Cress:

Starting the conversation about buying my grandparents home in the mountains. They own all their assets outright and will probably remain in the property for another year or two. My rental properties kick off enough cash to cover buying their place now while they still live in it and floating the extra cost for a few years. After they leave it will become a STR that will cash flow nicely and I can refinance it for a decent cashout.

Option 1 is get a conventional mortgage and charge them rent to cover the monthly cost however long they stay there. I can give them a higher purchase price if they will cover the monthly cost for the next few years. They get the tax free gain in the meantime to live off of. Getting a 7.5% rate with buying points at 80% LTV. Most likely they would sell to me at the 60% value mark so maybe the rate gets better.

Option 2 is do a seller finance option where we work out terms for a few years at a cheap monthly payment and do a balloon payment at the end when they are ready to move out. My question here is about the tax implications. If they seller finance for 3 or 4 years and then take a balloon payment does it still qualify for tax free primary residence status?

Option 3 I rent it from them for a couple years at a cheap monthly rate and then buy at a reduced price later on since a primary residence you only have to live in 2 of the last 5 years. 


Open to any other scenarios people may have here. Looking to give them money now and secure the asset without doing any wills that could be argued later on in court. 


 Hey Zane

Why not just ask them to add you to title or quit claim it to you.  If they don't need the money, it may be an easy way to take ownership.

Stephanie

Post: Fannie Mae Changes Seasoning Periods?

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Quote from @Forrest T Schue:
Quote from @Stephanie P.:
Quote from @Forrest T Schue:

Are BRRRR investors tracking the new change to cash-out-refi seasoning periods?12 month minimum seasoning period rather than 6.

What are thoughts on how this could effect the BRRRR strategy? And how are people changing their systems?

-Forrest, CL OH investor.


We're seeing investors pivot from conventional financing to DSCR.


Are you finding that they are still able to cash flow with higher loan rates? Especially a concern with DSCR's early pay-off fees


Yes. They still cash flow in many areas of the country.  

The prepayment penalties don't necessarily come into play when it comes to cash flow.  Some lenders are using the higher rates to their advantage by tying longer prepayment penalties to rate reductions and that does help for borrowers that are long term hold investors.