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You have probably never heard of a hard loan before. You might not even ever need one. But if you needed to borrow money quickly and the bank won't approve a loan for you, where would you borrow? There is a gap in the money lending market and that is where hard loans fit in.

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You have probably never heard of a hard loan before. You might not even ever need one. But if you needed to borrow money quickly and the bank won't approve a loan for you, where would you borrow? There is a gap in the money lending market and that is where hard loans fit in.

Hard loans are made possible with private money. Individual investors will make private loans without bank involvement. Generally, a hard loan will come from someone local, as they like to physically see what property they are investing in. However, there are national hard loan companies as well.

There are a few different scenarios that a hard loan will be needed for. It might be that you are faced with foreclosure and obviously the bank will not lend you any more money. Or perhaps you are looking to build a log cabin in a remote location. Quite often, banks will not lend when the most of the value is in the land and not in a structure. A hard loan might also be useful if you have a difficult time proving income as well.

What ever your borrowing scenario is, hard loans are generally only given for 50 to 70% of a property's value. Therefore a hard loan is not an option if you are purchasing your first home.

A hard loan isn't always for everyone. Generally, for the financially challenged, a hard loan comes with up front points ranging from 4-10 and higher interest rates. Most often, the interest rates are in the double digits. There can be balloon payments that will usually be due within 2 years and sometimes as soon as 3 months.

If you are getting a hard loan because you are in financial trouble, make sure you are being conservative in your estimates of the value and potential value of your property. Make sure you closely look at the contract terms and understand what you are getting yourself into. Watch out for predatory "loan to own" lenders who make repaying the loan so difficult that you default and they profit off your property. Many people don't read the small print and don't realize that being 30 or 60 days late on repayment can constitute default.

Not all borrowers seek a hard loan because they are financially challenged.....

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