The local and state government have made it extremely attractive to construct additional dwelling units (ADU’s), also known as Granny Flats, on a property with a single-family residence by loosening the density restrictions. The additional square footage created with an ADU can help increase the...
A client referral was in escrow to purchase a commercial property to be used as an owner-occupied commercial property; however, tenants still in the property needed to be vacated before a conventional lender would fund the loan. The borrower needed a flexible bridge lender to fund the purchase...
A referral from a Fidelis investor had the opportunity to purchase a fixer-upper single-family residence in San Diego and needed to close fast. The buyer needed a lender that would perform within days and make it an easy process.
We received a purchase loan request through a broker relationship for a four acre improved land parcel in Otay Mesa, San Diego, along the border. It was an owner-user acquisition. The loan request was too large for Fidelis to fund as a direct lender, so we arranged the loan with another...
Have you passed up an investment opportunity because private money was expensive and it was your only option for financing? Private money, or hard money financing, is non-conventional financing. The funds are not coming from a federally insured source, as in a bank or credit union. A private...
A repeat borrower needed to refinance a loan that matured and consolidate debt on the property. The loan was secured by a multi-tenant retail property in Chula Vista, CA.
A borrower needed to close on purchasing an owner-occupied single-family residence in less than two weeks and needed a long-term loan. Fidelis does not fund owner-occupied residential loans. However, we knew a lender who could fund the loan for the borrower and meet the short time...
An existing client requested the assistance of Fidelis to arrange a long-term permanent loan to pay off a private money loan with another lender on a single-family Investment property.
Fidelis was the existing lender where the client initially needed a purchase/renovation loan on a residential duplex in National City, CA. Once Fidelis funded the acquisition/remodel bridge loan, and the property was renovated and leased, Fidelis immediately arranged a take-out long-term...
A borrower needed a bridge lender to fund the purchase of a mixed-use investment property with a commercial unit in front and two detached single-family residential units in the back. The borrower needed a bridge lender that understood that the property was currently rented at under market rents...
A repeat client was in contract for almost two years to purchase a single-family residence in the Bay Park area of San Diego with a locked-in purchase price of $825,000. The buyer did not close on the transaction until July 2021 due to difficulty in removing the tenants. During that time, the...
A local San Diego client owns a residential lot free and clear in an upscale, residential neighborhood in Pasadena, CA. They have the opportunity to own a large single-family residence for free if they can move it off its foundation and onto the nearby residential lot they own. The borrower...
A repeat client owned a free and clear single-family investment property and needed to quickly access some of the equity in the property in the form of a cash-out refinance loan to purchase another investment property.
A client was in escrow to purchase five detached, single-family residences, bungalows in need of remodeling on one parcel in the South Park Community of San Diego. The purpose of the loan was to acquire the property, remodel the five cottages, raise the rents, and refinance with conventional...
There is no such thing as a “risk-free” real estate investment. With any return, there is risk. Successful real estate investors typically know and understand two essential things: The financial objective or why they are investing in real estate, .i.e., is it for future cash flow, preserve...
A borrower needed to close on a purchase of an owner-occupied single-family residence with the lowest rate possible and needed a long-term loan. Fidelis does not fund owner-occupied residential loans. However, we were able to negotiate with a lender who could fund the loan for the borrower while...
A repeat client owner/operator of a successful Auto Towing business was in escrow to purchase a multi-tenant industrial building for $1,500,000 as an owner user. The borrower owned the adjacent parcels to the east, so the purchase of the subject property enhanced the value of his business with...
There is no such thing as a “risk-free” real estate investment. With any return, there is risk. Successful real estate investors typically know and understand two essential things: The financial objective or why they are investing in real estate, .i.e., is it for future cash flow, preserve...
A repeat client owner/operator of a successful Auto Towing business was in escrow to purchase a multi-tenant industrial building for $1,500,000 as an owner user. The borrower owned the adjacent parcels to the east, so the purchase of the subject property enhanced the value of his business with...
A repeat client negotiated an excellent price to purchase a single-family investment property with the plans to add additional dwelling units (ADU’s) to the site. The purpose of the loan was to acquire the property and later provide additional funds to construct improvements.
