Small Business Owner · Fallston, MD · Member since 2014 · 145 posts · 20 votes
Hello there,
I am working on my New Year Resolution, which is purchasing a buy and hold property :) I have a general question. So my household income (my spouse and mine) is good enough (above $75K) to get money from hard money lender but my sole income is less than $30K/year which derives my question whether I can get financing easily considering my household income and if I have enough cash to put up front for a deal or does my spouse's name have to be on the deal as well?
I hope I did a good job explaining my question. In simple language, when seeking approval for a loan, will only my income and credit score (which is excellent by the way) be verified or my household income count? I am not looking for conventional loans.
You mentioned hard money...hard money lenders are typically not looking at your income or credit. They are looking at the property and its arv and lending based on a certain LTV.