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In what geographic areas do you provide hard money loans?

We are a Colorado based hard money lender and our primary focus is the Denver Metro Area and we will also lend in Boulder and Colorado Springs. If we have experience with you, we may consider other areas in Colorado and other types of properties as well.

What if the repairs (rehab work items) are more or less than I budgeted for in the Rehab Draw Account?

(Question and answer applies only to Fix & Flip and Fix & Hold Loans)
During the hard money loan application process, you will provide us a detailed list or your expected rehab costs, by line-item. For a brief and simple example, let’s assume $3,500 for a new roof, $2,500 to refinish hardwood floors, $1,500 for a stainless kitchen package, $1,000 for kitchen countertops and $1,500 for kitchen cabinets. That’s a total rehab budget of $10,000.

We then calculate the amount Reimbursement Percentage, which is equal to the amount borrowed for rehab from Good Funds Lending, LLC divided by the total rehab budget (e.g. if you borrowed $10,000 and the rehab budget is $10,000 then the Reimbursement Percentage is 100%. if you borrowed $8,000 and the rehab budget is $10,000 then the Reimbursement Percentage is 80%).

Under Budget – Let’s say you complete the hardwood floors but find someone who can complete the job for $2,000. You would submit the draw request, the lien waiver, and photo of the finished floor (let’s assume that the floor is the only work item for this draw request although it is common to submit many items per draw request). If everything is in order and the work has been completed to a professional standard and manner and appropriate like, kind and quality, your disbursement is granted for the original budgeted amount of $2,500 multiplied by the Reimbursement Percentage (Additionally the $75 draw request fee taken from the draw account and paid to the loan servicer). You can never draw more than what has been borrowed. The last draw is typically lower than the amount of the work items in that draw because the draw request fees that have been paid. Hence if there have been 2 draws (draw requests), there would be a $150 in draw request fees).

Over Budget — Let’s say you complete the roof, but it goes over budget and costs $4,000 and you did not speak to us earlier and there were no changes to allocation across work items. You would submit the draw request, the lien waiver, the finalled permit and photo of the finished roof (let’s assume that the roof is the only work item for this draw request although it is common to submit many items per draw request). If everything is in order, your draw request would be granted, but only for $3,500 multiplied by the Reimbursement Percentage (the $75 draw request fee taken from the draw account and paid to the loan servicer). You can never draw more than what has been borrowed. The last draw is typically lower than the amount of the work items in that draw because the draw request fees that have been paid. Hence if there have been 2 draws (draw requests), there would be a $150 in draw request fees).

Provided that you complete all of the items on time and there are no defaults, you will be able to draw the full borrowed rehab amount minus draw request fees at $75 each, even if you come in over budget. If you come in over budget, your the amount you can draw is the same.

We are a Colorado hard money lender for non-owner occupied properties in the Colorado Denver Metro Area.

What if I need to change rehab work items?

(Question and answer applies only to Fix & Flip and Fix & Hold Loans)
Please open a dialog with us as early as possible. Although we don’t change the total amount of draw account or loan amount, but we typically try to be flexible in allocation and work items assuming we believe the changes are financially wise and we have been kept in the loop.

Will you take second position (second mortgage or other second lien arrangement)?

In general no, we will only loan as the first and only lien holder. As the loan is a hard money loan we want the hard asset (i.e. the property) to be unencumbered by other loans, whether subordinate or superior to our loan. In some cases we require a first lien on the project property and may be secured by junior liens on other properties.

What types of properties will you lend on?

At this time, we provide hard money loans almost exclusively on non-owner-occupied residential properties. In some cases we will provide hard money loans on small commercial buildings. We typically will not lend on condos, townhomes or attached homes unless all units of the structure are included (i.e. both sides of a duplex, but not half a duplex). Our primary focus is the Denver metro area and we will also lend in Boulder and Colorado Springs. If we have experience with you, we may consider other areas in Colorado and other types of properties as well.

How is ARV (after repair value) estimated?

We are a private hard money lender. We do not use an appraiser. Instead, we review your proposed projects. We compare your proposed finished product with similar properties sold. Typically local sales in the last 6-12 months are considered.  Then we may make adjustments for properties currently for sale. We try to estimate a price likely to produce a sale within 30-45 days. One benefit of using a local private Colorado hard money lender is that we not use appraisers. That can save you money. Also, we are free to consider relevant information from borrowers. If a recent appraisal is already available we will look at it.