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How this hard money option works
Hard money can provide short-term financing for an eligible non-owner-occupied rental when it is vacant, under renovation, newly acquired, under-rented or not ready for long-term DSCR or bank debt. The exit should show how it becomes financeable or is sold.
Hard money may finance the transition; DSCR generally fits a ready-to-rent or stabilized property and is separately underwritten.
For short-term rentals, legal use, local rules, insurance and realistic revenue evidence matter.
One-to-four-unit rental, five-plus-unit multifamily and mixed-use property can follow different lender programs.
