Keith finds a house in Houston, AK to renovate and re-sell. Since he doesn't have enough cash available to buy the $370,000 house outright, he decides to take out a bridge loan from Pretty Perfect Lending Company. The lender agrees to write a note with a 50% loan to value (LTV) so they are willing to loan $185,000 on the property. The loan is interest-only, paid monthly, and is for 12 months at 13% interest with 1 points to be paid when the deal closes.
On top of the $1,850 origination fee, Keith will also fund $185,000 of the purchase with his own funds, or 50% of the sales price. After the deal closes, he will pay Pretty Perfect Lending Company $2,004 in monthly interest payments, or 13% times $185,000 divided by 12 months in the year. If Keith accomplishes his goal of a $481,000 total sales price when the loan expires, he would pocket a gross profit of $85,100 after repaying the principle and subtracting the money he paid at closing, the origination points, and the total monthly interest payments.