Asheville, NC · Member since 2016 · 2 posts · 0 votes
I am looking at purchasing properties that have at least 20% equity in them. My goal is to lend my entity 20% for a down payment which will be second mortgage and obtaining either private money or traditional financing for the 80%. My question is, what is the best way to do this to not throw any red flags with lenders? I understand the 2nd lien will not show up on the original closing statement. Should I use an LLC or C-Corp to lend the money to myself? My goal would then be to refinance the property in 6 months to cash out both of the original lenders and have one loan and my original down payment back.
Example; I find a property to purchase for $100,000. It is worth $130,000. I am lending myself $20,000 and borrowing $80,000 from ABC Loans. In 6 months when I go to refinance, they will see I have two liens (one for 20k and one for 80k). The goal is to have one loan for $100,000.
Real Estate Investor · Burlington, VT · Member since 2010 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
7y
@Greg Eskritt Keep in mind the lender is always going to use the lower of the purchase price or the appraisal price. So the house becomes worth $100K in this transaction.
Not sure what you mean by "lending yourself $20k"? The 20k is your downpayment from yourself and the ABC loans will provide the other $80k as a 1st position mortgage.
Asheville, NC · Member since 2016 · 2 posts · 0 votes
7y
There won't be an appraisal as if I was borrowing private funds. I've purchased a home cash with private money in the past and have refinanced in less than a year and cashed them out. Was never a problem even with the loan being higher than the purchase price.
I'm curious as to how it works if I'm the second lien holder. And financing myself the 20% as banks don't care where it comes from as long as you have it available.