Information Becoming More Readily Available To Commercial Mortgage Lenders

People always want everything to be faster. With access to information becoming easier for commercial mortgage lenders, it is taking less time for a decision to made on loan applications.

In the digital age, there is one thing that becomes clearer every day—information is power. Those that have it and control it are the ones who are truly in control and have power over the rest of us.

For example, when attempting to get a commercial mortgages approved, the loan officer takes all the information you provide and combined with what he or she knows of the marketplace makes a decision on your loan application.

Nowadays, thanks to many things being readily available online, they have access to more than enough information to make a just and proper decision in a timely manner.

Access To Information Becoming Faster For Commercial Lenders

In the past, if someone wanted data related to the potential approval of a comercial lending mortgage, they would have to conduct the necessary research themselves, take the raw data, analyze it, and then draw what conclusions they could from what they have. It was a timely process, but it was what you had to do to do your job right.

Nowadays, it is a lot easier. Rather than do all the work yourself, lenders can contact outside analytical companies that collect data, process it, and analyze it for you. For a few dollars, you can save yourself hours of time that would have been spent researching and make decisions faster than ever.

Borrowers appreciate the speed because it allows them to look elsewhere or get to work faster. Lenders like it because it allows them to move onto the next client sooner.

The Real Benefit to Increased Accessibility To Data For Commercial Mortgages Lenders

If you have ever worked in a sales type job, there is a good chance you have done some cold-calling. You have had to pick up the phone, dial a number with no real expectations, and hope that they may be willing to at least listen to your pitch.

More often than not, you get hung up on because people hate cold calls. But what if you could reasonably predict who might be open to doing business? What if you could ascertain ahead of time who is going to be in need of your product and more open to buying?

That is what increased accessibility to data can do for those in the commercial mortgages industry. With the data that is available online lenders, brokers, and sellers can discover much more than they ever could in years past. Information such as zoning restrictions, flood history, appraisals, property ownership records, and tax requirements can all be had online or through a local government agency.

To many, it will mean absolutely nothing. But in the hands of the right professional, it is a gold mine of data ready to be mined for potential business leads.

Dennis Dahlberg Broker/RI/CEO/MLO
Level 4 Funding LLC  Private Hard Money Lender
Arizona Tel:  (623) 582-4444
Texas Tel:      (512) 516-1177
Dennis@level4funding.com NMLS 1057378 | AZMB 0923961 | MLO 1057378
22601 N 19th Ave Suite 112 | Phoenix | AZ | 85027
111 Congress Ave |Austin | Texas | 78701
 
About the Author:  Dennis has been working in the real estate industry in some capacity for the last 40 years. He purchased his first property when he was just 18 years old. He quickly learned about the amazing investment opportunities provided by trust deed investing and hard money loans. His desire to help others make money in real estate investing led him to specialize in alternative funding for real estate investors who may have trouble getting a traditional bank loan. Dennis is passionate about alternative funding sources and sharing his knowledge with others to help make their dreams come true. Dennis has been married to his wonderful wife for 42 years. They have 2 beautiful daughters 5 amazing grandchildren. Dennis has been an Arizona resident for the past 40 years.









          

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Commercial Lenders and their Criteria

By now, you have probably done more than your share of research on commercial lenders and what they have to offer; but, chances are you still are hundred percent clear on their criteria or how one lender’s criteria is truly different than the next. Well, the good news is that you have come to the right place for some insight on commercial lenders and their criteria.

If this is your first time deviling into the world of commercial lenders, you may not know where to begin, which is perfectly okay. You need to start somewhere just like every other commercial investor or borrow before you. Consequently, the best place to start, after narrowing down your particular niche, is with your top lenders’ criteria.

At first glance, you will quickly be able to see that most lenders have basic or standard lending criteria. In other words, much like other lenders, these particular lenders are looking for two specific things. The first thing is the ability or rather the likelihood a borrower will be able to repay the loan. Secondly, most lenders want to ensure that they will be able to recover the entire amount of the loan. This means lenders look to see if you can repay everything including interests, associated costs and even fees due to a default on the loan.

Outside of these two things, a lender of commercial financing may seek to add a few more things to their criteria. This is where you start to see a difference between lenders. Moreover, it is usually these additional criteria that will sway you in one lender’s direction versus another’s. With that being said, you should always strive to meet your lender’s basic or standard criteria first and foremost. This will allow you to worry about the finer details and effectively evaluate your various lenders.

Additional Criteria Expectations from Commercial Lender

Now that you know, you can only truly be prepared for two basic requirements without doing further research; it may help to know that any other additional criteria are heavily regulated. This means that there are legal requirements and compliance standards in place to ensure that you, the borrower or investor, are not at the mercy of your future lender. For instance, all lenders, whether commercial or not, tend to require your standard property documents, detailed financial documentation, and clear planning for closing fees or additional costs. Nevertheless, it is important to note that no two lenders criteria will be the same and there is no set standard for documenting commercial financing. Thus, you really need to do your research as well as compare and contrasts additional criteria.

Other Things to Consider

Therefore, at the end of the day, all these above expectations matter. However, you still need to make it a point to take some of the focus off your top lender choices and their criteria, so that you can put some of that focus on your business plan and/or end-goals. In doing so, you will, once and for all be able to justify meeting one particular set of criteria versus another set.

 

Dennis Dahlberg Broker/RI/CEO/MLO
Level 4 Funding LLC  Private Hard Money Lender
Arizona Tel:  (623) 582-4444
Texas Tel:      (512) 516-1177
Dennis@level4funding.com NMLS 1057378 | AZMB 0923961 | MLO 1057378
22601 N 19th Ave Suite 112 | Phoenix | AZ | 85027
111 Congress Ave |Austin | Texas | 78701
 
About the Author:  Dennis has been working in the real estate industry in some capacity for the last 40 years. He purchased his first property when he was just 18 years old. He quickly learned about the amazing investment opportunities provided by trust deed investing and hard money loans. His desire to help others make money in real estate investing led him to specialize in alternative funding for real estate investors who may have trouble getting a traditional bank loan. Dennis is passionate about alternative funding sources and sharing his knowledge with others to help make their dreams come true. Dennis has been married to his wonderful wife for 42 years. They have 2 beautiful daughters 5 amazing grandchildren. Dennis has been an Arizona resident for the past 40 years.

 

          

 

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Eager To Get Your Commercial Real Estate Loan Approved? Be Prepared To Jump Through A Few Hoops

When you apply for a commercial real estate loan there will be certain things you will be expected to do or have in order to get approved.

When you apply for a job, there are steps you have to go through in order to get hired. Depending on what you are applying for, you will likely start with an application or resume, interview with someone, and provide proof that you can legally work in the United States.

Commercial real estate loans are no different. Just like a job, there is a process involved with getting approved for one and if you omit, leave out, or fail to meet certain standards you stand the risk of getting turned down.

So before applying for a loan, it helps to review many of the factors involved in approval.

Property Appraisals

Before a lender is going to approve your loan, they will likely require or ask that a property appraisal is conducted. They are going to want to know the current value of the property you plan on buying or using as collateral. It also helps the lender make sure they do not lend you too much.

Value is determined by examining the size of the property, its location, accessibility, and the condition of any buildings on it.

Down Payments for Commercial Real Estate Loans

You are applying for a commercial real estate loan because you don’t have enough to start your business on your own. However, lenders do not want to be the only one investing in your business. They will want to see that you will be putting down a down payment on the property before approving your loan. Depending on the lender, the down payment could be as much as 20 percent of the loan amount or as high as 30 or 40 percent. When you are talking about a loan in the hundreds of thousands or millions that can be a substantial amount of cash.

Credit Record for Commercial Real Estate Loans

When we are young, we don’t tend to think about our credit rating a whole lot. It doesn’t affect us in the short term so we can rationalize doing something that could damage it by telling ourselves ‘I’ll deal with it later.’ Except when later arrives and you’ve done nothing to fix the damage you suddenly find you can’t get approved for a loan.

It can’t hurt to check your score and rating before you apply. No matter what your score is, if there are things you can fix, it would be smart to go ahead and do so. It can only help your commercial real estate loan application get approved.

Debt Service Coverage Ratio for Commercial Real Estate Loan

A debt service coverage ratio is the ratio of the revenue your business is going to generate on a monthly basis to the monthly payment you will be expected to make on your loan. This ratio will help the lender figure out what payments you will be able to make.

 

Dennis Dahlberg Broker/RI/CEO/MLO
Level 4 Funding LLC  Private Hard Money Lender
Arizona Tel:  (623) 582-4444
Texas Tel:      (512) 516-1177
Dennis@level4funding.com NMLS 1057378 | AZMB 0923961 | MLO 1057378
22601 N 19th Ave Suite 112 | Phoenix | AZ | 85027
111 Congress Ave |Austin | Texas | 78701
 
About the Author:  Dennis has been working in the real estate industry in some capacity for the last 40 years. He purchased his first property when he was just 18 years old. He quickly learned about the amazing investment opportunities provided by trust deed investing and hard money loans. His desire to help others make money in real estate investing led him to specialize in alternative funding for real estate investors who may have trouble getting a traditional bank loan. Dennis is passionate about alternative funding sources and sharing his knowledge with others to help make their dreams come true. Dennis has been married to his wonderful wife for 42 years. They have 2 beautiful daughters 5 amazing grandchildren. Dennis has been an Arizona resident for the past 40 years.









          

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How to use Commercial Lending to your Advantage

Commercial lending has the potential to be extremely beneficial when it comes to your business and its future. Of course, if you do not play your card right or are unable to meet the terms of your commercial loan, there can be clear disadvantages; but that is why it is important to know how to use commercial lending to your benefit.)

The main advantage that comes with commercial lending is the potential for growth of your business. At first, this may seem like a no-brainer, but in order to achieve this particular effect, you need to make sure that you are truly in a position for potential growth. This means you and your current business need to overcome a few hurdles along the way.

For instance, your business credit needs to be more than average. In other words, you should be able to offer extensive proof that your business has outstanding, if not above average credit. Clearly, if you are a well-established business, it will be much easier to show proof of above average or excellent credit. However, if you are a newer business or rather a first-time owner, a lack of credit will most likely bring the lending process to a halt. Of course, this may put a pin in your plans for now, but the good news is that this setback is only temporary.

In addition to need above average business credit, you will also need your personal credit history to be up to par. This means your annual income, credit score, and previous loan history matter. Remember, just as you will need to provide detailed reports of your business financial situation, you will also have to do the same for yourself personally. Thus, you need to have stellar personal credit and the documentation to back it up. This, especially, holds true if you are looking for a larger sum of commercial financing. Ultimately, having both your personal and business credit squared away means that you can move forward with the application process, which of course is the first step to financing and potential business growth.

 

Commercial Lending how to Avoid the Pitfalls

Now that you understand, how much your credit matters with commercial financing, let us go over what you can do if your business and/or personal credit is a problem. In essence, you can still secure a commercial loan with collateral such as your home or vehicle. However, it almost goes without saying that there is an increased risk when you choose to use collateral (secured loans). Therefore, if business growth is highly unlikely in the future, you may want to wait until it is more feasible credit wise.

The Benefits for your Business

With that being said, commercial loans generally come with incentives such as extremely low-interest rates, longer repayment terms that are more flexible, retained ownership of your business and no need for collateral( unsecured loans)when you have decent credit—just to name a few. Thus, as you can see, with these incentives only, the ability to grow (and keep) your business is very likely as this form of lending/financing wants to see your business succeed.

 

Dennis Dahlberg Broker/RI/CEO/MLO
Level 4 Funding LLC  Private Hard Money Lender
Arizona Tel:  (623) 582-4444
Texas Tel:      (512) 516-1177
Dennis@level4funding.com NMLS 1057378 | AZMB 0923961 | MLO 1057378
22601 N 19th Ave Suite 112 | Phoenix | AZ | 85027
111 Congress Ave |Austin | Texas | 78701
 
About the Author:  Dennis has been working in the real estate industry in some capacity for the last 40 years. He purchased his first property when he was just 18 years old. He quickly learned about the amazing investment opportunities provided by trust deed investing and hard money loans. His desire to help others make money in real estate investing led him to specialize in alternative funding for real estate investors who may have trouble getting a traditional bank loan. Dennis is passionate about alternative funding sources and sharing his knowledge with others to help make their dreams come true. Dennis has been married to his wonderful wife for 42 years. They have 2 beautiful daughters 5 amazing grandchildren. Dennis has been an Arizona resident for the past 40 years.

 

          

 

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Commercial Lending Requirements

Commercial lending has the potential to be extremely beneficial when it comes to your business and its future. Of course, if you do not play your card right or are unable to meet the terms of your commercial loan, there can be clear disadvantages; but that is why it is important to know how to use commercial lending to your benefit.)

The main advantage that comes with commercial lending is the potential for growth of your business. At first, this may seem like a no-brainer, but in order to achieve this particular effect, you need to make sure that you are truly in a position for potential growth. This means you and your current business need to overcome a few hurdles along the way.

For instance, your business credit needs to be more than average. In other words, you should be able to offer extensive proof that your business has outstanding, if not above average credit. Clearly, if you are a well-established business, it will be much easier to show proof of above average or excellent credit. However, if you are a newer business or rather a first-time owner, a lack of credit will most likely bring the lending process to a halt. Of course, this may put a pin in your plans for now, but the good news is that this setback is only temporary.

In addition to need above average business credit, you will also need your personal credit history to be up to par. This means your annual income, credit score, and previous loan history matter. Remember, just as you will need to provide detailed reports of your business financial situation, you will also have to do the same for yourself personally. Thus, you need to have stellar personal credit and the documentation to back it up. This, especially, holds true if you are looking for a larger sum of commercial financing. Ultimately, having both your personal and business credit squared away means that you can move forward with the application process, which of course is the first step to financing and potential business growth.

Commercial Lending how to Avoid the Pitfalls

Now that you understand, how much your credit matters with commercial financing, let us go over what you can do if your business and/or personal credit is a problem. In essence, you can still secure a commercial loan with collateral such as your home or vehicle. However, it almost goes without saying that there is an increased risk when you choose to use collateral (secured loans). Therefore, if business growth is highly unlikely in the future, you may want to wait until it is more feasible credit wise.

The Benefits for your Business

With that being said, commercial loans generally come with incentives such as extremely low-interest rates, longer repayment terms that are more flexible, retained ownership of your business and no need for collateral( unsecured loans)when you have decent credit—just to name a few. Thus, as you can see, with these incentives only, the ability to grow (and keep) your business is very likely as this form of lending/financing wants to see your business succeed.

 

Dennis Dahlberg Broker/RI/CEO/MLO
Level 4 Funding LLC  Private Hard Money Lender
Arizona Tel:  (623) 582-4444
Texas Tel:      (512) 516-1177
Dennis@level4funding.com NMLS 1057378 | AZMB 0923961 | MLO 1057378
22601 N 19th Ave Suite 112 | Phoenix | AZ | 85027
111 Congress Ave |Austin | Texas | 78701
 
About the Author:  Dennis has been working in the real estate industry in some capacity for the last 40 years. He purchased his first property when he was just 18 years old. He quickly learned about the amazing investment opportunities provided by trust deed investing and hard money loans. His desire to help others make money in real estate investing led him to specialize in alternative funding for real estate investors who may have trouble getting a traditional bank loan. Dennis is passionate about alternative funding sources and sharing his knowledge with others to help make their dreams come true. Dennis has been married to his wonderful wife for 42 years. They have 2 beautiful daughters 5 amazing grandchildren. Dennis has been an Arizona resident for the past 40 years.

 

          

 

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Online Marketplace Lenders Helping Borrowers With Commercial Real Estate Loan Needs

Everything is online these days—including the ability to get your commercial real estate loan needs met.

At one time, if a person interested in opening a business was in need of a commercial real estate loan, he or she had to go to the bank and hope for the best. Over the years, other avenues have become available with many willing to take on riskier borrowers but charging a higher interest rate to make up for the increased risk.

But now, thanks to the miracle of modern technology, borrowers do not need to leave the comfort of their homes to get a loan. They just need to visit an online marketplace lender.

What Is An Online Marketplace Lender?

While we all wish we had excellent credit, we do not. People make mistakes, situations occur that require money, and sometimes you have to do things that seriously damage your credit rating. At the time you may think you can live with it, but when the bank and credit union turn down your application for a commercial real estate loan.

Luckily there is an option that is still available to you—online marketplace lenders. What they do is allow someone to receive funding through an online platform. The site sources, underwrites, services the loan, and markets it to investors to fund it. Many like to specialize in short term loans, but some will also work with longer terms.

Since the risk is greater, interest rates often tend to be higher to compensate lenders for taking a chance.

How Does An Online Marketplace Lender Benefit Borrowers? Investors?

Every form of lending comes with its positives and negatives, and getting your commercial real estate loan needs met through an online lender is no different.

For the borrower, the benefit is clear. They needed to get their financing needs met by someone, and they did. Using a traditional lender was not an option for them, but thanks to an online lender they were able to reach an alternate and untapped source of financing. In many cases, the process is faster and more efficient. So you will at least not have to wait for weeks and months to find out you are getting declined.

As an investor, it allows for someone that does not have the kind of funds on hand to finance a project completely the chance to get involved in commercial real estate. Depending on the platform used, they even have the option of going to the site and examining potential projects on their own. They can then decide which project and how much they want to put in.

The income returns are often competitive with other investment options.

Commercial real estate loan are being serviced through online marketplace lenders, but the practice has yet to take off. However, the demand is there, and as more investors realize it, more options will likely become available online to those searching for a lender willing to approve them.

 

Dennis Dahlberg Broker/RI/CEO/MLO
Level 4 Funding LLC  Private Hard Money Lender
Arizona Tel:  (623) 582-4444
Texas Tel:      (512) 516-1177
Dennis@level4funding.com NMLS 1057378 | AZMB 0923961 | MLO 1057378
22601 N 19th Ave Suite 112 | Phoenix | AZ | 85027
111 Congress Ave |Austin | Texas | 78701
 
About the Author:  Dennis has been working in the real estate industry in some capacity for the last 40 years. He purchased his first property when he was just 18 years old. He quickly learned about the amazing investment opportunities provided by trust deed investing and hard money loans. His desire to help others make money in real estate investing led him to specialize in alternative funding for real estate investors who may have trouble getting a traditional bank loan. Dennis is passionate about alternative funding sources and sharing his knowledge with others to help make their dreams come true. Dennis has been married to his wonderful wife for 42 years. They have 2 beautiful daughters 5 amazing grandchildren. Dennis has been an Arizona resident for the past 40 years.









          

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