Fresno Private Money Lenders for Real Estate Investors
Seeking a private money loan secured by real estate in the Fresno metro area? On this page you'll find a list of direct private money lending companies that offer fast funding for a Fresno property purchase, refinance, or equity cash out in 1st lien position. Private money loans are for short term (3-24 months) and primarily qualify based on equity in the subject property, at least 30% for most lenders. So you'll need a 30%+ down payment for a purchase, and for a refinance, the maximum loan-to-value is 70%.Searching...
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California Private Money Interest Rates
According to the private money loan documents software company, Lightning Docs, the average interest rate for California private money loans in the 1st quarter of 2024 was 11.23%. The average loan amount was $659,373. These stats are the average of 877 short-term loans (including bridge, rehab, and ground-up construction) funded for investment properties in California between January 1, 2024 and March 31, 2024 by multiple private lending companies that use Lightning Docs as their preferred software provider to prepare loan documents.
According to private lending data provider, Analytics Logics, the average interest rate for California private money loans in the 1st quarter of 2024 was 10.69%. Lenders charged an average of 1.4% points (origination fee). The average LTV (loan-to-value) for private money loans in California was 64%, and the average loan amount was $808,910. These stats are the average of all the loans which were funded between January 1, 2024 and March 31, 2024 by the many private lenders who use Liquid Logics’ loan origination software to manage their lending operations.
Top 10 California Private Lenders
According to Forecasa™, here are the Top 10 Private Lenders ranked by the number of private mortgage loans originated in California in the last 12 months from March 2024.
- Kiavi
- Anchor Loans
- Val Chris Investment Inc
- Center Street Lending
- Conventus LLC
- Easy Street Capital
- Provident Trust Group
- Merchants Mortgage and Trust Corporation
- Fundloans Capital
- Genesis Capital
Forecasa™ provides analytics data for California private lending on a quarterly basis. You’ll find their top lenders data for many other states on our platform.
California Private Money Lending Guidelines
California has lots of “private money” and lots of professional private money lending companies that offer short-term loans secured by real estate. It’s mainly for investment properties, but California has some unique laws that enable private lenders to fund loans secured by a borrower’s primary residence. Here are the typical private money lending guidelines for most lenders in California:
- Loan Amounts: $50,000 to $20,000,000
- Interest Rates: 9% to 13%
- Origination Fee: 1 to 3 points
- Maximum LTV for Senior (1st) Lien: Up to 70%
- Maximum CLTV for Junior Liens: Up to 65%
- Lien Position: 1st, 2nd or 3rd
- 2nd mortgages are common in California
- Loan Term: 1 month to 5 years
- Most private money lenders max out at 24 months
- Most lenders have a 3-month minimum term (interest guarantee)
- Payment Type: Interest-only
- Few private lenders in California amortize all of their loans
Private Money Loan Transactions in Fresno
Private Money Equity Cash-Out Loan for West Side Triplex in Fresno, California
$80,000
The Brookline Group, a direct private money lender, funded a $80,000 1st lien position equity cash-out loan secured by a 3-unit residential investment property in Fresno, CA. The Borrower owned the property free-and-clear, wanted to cash out some of the equity to use for a business purpose. Brookline provided the cash out loan in very short period of time, and we did not require an appraisal. We estimated the property to be worth around $220,000, so the loan-to-value was around 36%. Our interest rate was 8.5% plus points and closing costs. The loan term is 5 years, amortized over 30 years. All 3 units are occupied. The property size is approximately 3,700 square feet with 9 bedrooms and 5 baths. It’s located in the West Side neighborhood of Fresno. This private money loan was funded in June 2020.