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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 are the title insurance requirements and property usage restrictions?

  • Use of a settlement agent and title insurer that is good standing and licensed in Colorado
  • ALTA Loan Policy 06-17-06
  • Loan title policy typically must include expanded coverage including the following form endorsements: Colorado 100, ALTA 8.1, Colorado 116/ALTA 22, Colorado 115.2/ALTA 5.1, and Colorado 100.29 (or corresponding equivalents for property type; endorsements and requirements may vary by property type and other specifics), and also sometimes one or both of: Colorado 110.8/ALTA 6.2 and Colorado 103.1 (Endorsements required for loans secured by properties that are not single family detached may vary)
  • The title commitment is acceptable to us and the title insurance underwriter provides a verified closing protection letter prior to the closing
  • The title commitment for the title loan policy must remove Standard Printed Exceptions (typically 1-4) and the Gap Exception. If there are rehab funds in the loan, then Standard Printed Exception (4) may be modified to state any lien or right to a lien, for services, labor or material furnished, incurred and imposed after the date of closing.
  • Good Funds Lending, LLC loan must be a first lien on the property (except for property taxes not yet due and payable)
  • The title commitment for the title loan policy must remove any exceptions not acceptable to Good Funds Lending, LLC.
  • Settlement agent must execute and return Good Funds Lending, LLC closing instructions at least 1 full business days prior to closing.
  • Title Insurer must provide and verify an acceptable closing protection letter to Good Funds Lending, LLC at least 1 full business days prior to closing.
  • Settlement Agent must supply acceptable settlement statements to Good Funds Lending, LLC at least 1 full business days prior to closing.

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.

How many hard money loans can I have with you at one time?

After you have completed and paid off one hard money loan with us, typically repeat borrowers are permitted to have up to four concurrent loans with us, but a sum total maximum principal of $650,000, but this determination will be made in our sole discretion and will involve a more in-depth understanding of the availability of your work crew(s).

As a Colorado hard money lender, we require that we hold the first and only lien on properties.

Do you look at the borrowers ability to make loan payments?

We closely look at the borrowers’ exit strategies. We do look at the borrowers ability to pay their expenses. Some of our hard money loans have payments of $0 until payoff (unless there is a default); Obviously, in such cases, $0 loan payments do not concern us, but we are concerned with your ability to successfully complete the project and have funds available for related expenses. If we do not think you can pay your expenses which may include utilities, insurance, monthly loan payments (if any), taxes, repairs (or some repairs before drawing rehab funds, if there is a rehab account), monthly loan payments (if any are called for), etc., and pay off your loan via the planned exit strategy we will not make the loan.

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.