Bruce takes a hard money bridge loan from K & M Finance Corporation in order to rehab a townhome to flip in Ward Cove, AK. The list price of the house is $170,000. The lender agrees to issue a note with a 55% loan-to-value (LTV) so they will extend $93,500 on the property. The parameters of the note also stipulate a three point origination fee which will be paid at the closing and a 12 month, interest-only note with a 10% interest rate.
Bruce will have to contribute $76,500 at the closing (45% on the 55% loan-to-value), plus he will need to pay the $2,805 origination fee. K & M Finance Corporation will collect $779 in monthly interest payments from the Bruce. This is calculated by taking the total loan amount of $93,500, multiplying by the 10% interest rate, and then dividing that number by 12. If Bruce sells the project for $221,000 after 12 months, he would then earn a total profit of $38,845 after subtracting the original principle of $93,500, the funds paid at closing of $76,500, the origination points of $2,805, and the aggregate interest payments of $9,350. This profit doesn't include renovation costs.