Thelma is an investor in Port Lions, AK. She locates an older property for sale and wants to remodel it and flip it for a profit. The property has a cost of $400,000 but she does not have the full amount so she obtains a hard money bridge loan with Superior Funding Company. The terms of the deal include a 65% loan-to-value (LTV), so she must contribute 35% of the price as cash at closing, which makes the principle loan amount $260,000. The terms of the deal also include a three percent origination fee that will be paid at the closing and a 18 month, interest-only note with a 13% rate of interest.
Thelma will need to contribute $140,000 at the closing (35% on the 65% loan to value), plus she will have to pay the $7,800 origination fee. After the loan is closed and Thelma takes over the property, she will need to begin making payments each month of $2,817 to Superior Funding Company ($260,000 principle x 13% / 12 months). If she sells the rehabed house for $600,000 at the end of the 18 month term, her total profit (not accounting for remodeling expenses) would be $141,500. This is computed by taking the purchase price ($600,000) and subtracting the original principle ($260,000), the origination cost ($7,800), the cash she brought to closing ($140,000), and the total interest payments ($50,700).