Investor Resources
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Real estate financing rewards the investor who understands it, and this is where we put everything we’ve written to help you do that. Whether you’re trying to figure out if your deal qualifies, what it’ll cost, how a strategy actually works, or just what a term means, the resource you need is linked below — organized by what you’re trying to do. It’s all free, all written by a direct lender that’s funded investors since 2016, and all built to help you close smarter.
Know If You Qualify — Requirements
Start here if you’re wondering whether your deal works. Each requirements page lays out exactly what we look at — and, just as importantly, what we don’t (no tax returns, no minimum credit score).
The requirements guides cover hard money, DSCR, fix and flip, bridge, construction, and cash-out refinance loans — each with the qualifying basis, leverage, and documents involved.
Know What It Costs — Rates & Terms
Pricing on asset-based loans depends on the deal, so these pages explain what actually drives your number rather than posting a rate that wouldn’t apply to you. See how pricing works for hard money, DSCR, fix and flip, bridge, construction, and cash-out refinance loans — including the role of points, leverage, and structure.
Learn the Strategy — How-To Guides & Comparisons
If you want to understand a strategy before you commit, our how-to guides walk through getting a hard money loan, a DSCR loan, financing a fix and flip, and more. And when you’re weighing one product against another, our comparison guides break down the trade-offs — hard money vs. conventional, DSCR vs. conventional, bridge vs. hard money, cash-out refi vs. HELOC, and others.
Run the Numbers — Estimator
When you’re ready to put numbers to a deal, our loan estimator helps you size it before you apply — leverage, cost, and how the deal pencils out. It’s the fastest way to sanity-check a deal in a few minutes.
Reference — Glossary, Checklist & FAQ
For the practical essentials, keep these handy: the real estate investing glossary defines every term in plain English; the loan document checklist tells you exactly what to gather to close fast; and the FAQ answers the most common questions about rates, credit, speed, and qualifying. To see how a deal moves from application to funding, our lending process page walks through each step.
Resources at a Glance
Resources at a Glance
Frequently Asked Questions
Start with the requirements guide for the loan you’re considering to see if your deal qualifies, then the matching rates page to understand cost, and a how-to guide for the strategy. The glossary defines any unfamiliar terms along the way. When you’re ready, run your numbers on the estimator.
Yes, everything in the resources hub is free — requirements, rates explanations, how-to guides, comparisons, the glossary, the document checklist, and the FAQ. They’re written to help you make a smart financing decision, whether or not you borrow from us.
The how-to guides and comparison pages are built for exactly that — they explain each strategy and weigh products against each other. Our loan programs page also maps products to strategies. If you’d rather just ask, reach out and we’ll point you to the right fit.
The loan document checklist lays out the full list by loan type — and because we underwrite the property rather than your income, it’s far shorter than a bank’s, with no tax returns or pay stubs. Having it ready before you apply is the single best way to close fast.
Yes. Our loan estimator lets you size a deal — leverage, cost, and how it pencils out — in a few minutes, so you walk into a quote knowing roughly where your deal stands.
Ready to use what you've learned?
Once the resource makes the deal clear, we’re a direct lender ready to fund it — investor financing since 2016, with a straight answer on your specific deal.
Investor Calculators
Free tools to size a deal before you commit:
- New Construction Deal Analyzer — size a ground-up loan, non-Dutch carry, cash needed, and build-to-sell vs build-to-rent returns.
- DSCR Calculator — check whether a rental’s income covers the debt.
- Loan Estimator — get a fast quote on a hard money, bridge, or DSCR loan.