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How this hard money option works
A land hard money loan can finance eligible investment land when conventional lenders will not lend on a non-income-producing parcel. The lender reviews access, zoning, utilities, environmental and flood conditions, value, equity, carry and the sale, entitlement, construction or refinance exit.
Land may produce no income, take longer to sell and carry entitlement, environmental, access and infrastructure risks.
Future plans do not create present value unless supported by approvals and market evidence.
Hard money does not replace zoning, engineering or legal diligence.
