Commercial Credit and Banking Training

Most people who are ready to invest in Commercial Finance Program are usually somewhat familiar with the home loan process. That’s common because they might have bought a home or two in the last few years and they remember the mounds of paperwork that go with it. Although there are a select few similarities, getting a loan for a commercial property is a bit different. When you get a commercial loan for the investment you have to qualify as a borrower, just like a home loan. However, there is one huge key difference. A residential appraiser values the property primarily based on other sold comparables.

The primary key difference is that even though comparables are considered with a commercial appraisal, a commercial property is valued primarily off of the income it produces. We check the rates and find out we can get a loan for 70% of the value at 7% interest, amortized over 25 years. We’ll have an annual debt service of just about 9k. This brings our cash flow to just a bit over k/year giving us a 5.21% cash on cash return rate. The key difference you must be aware of is the Debt Coverage Ratio or DCR. The DCR is basically a calculation of how much of your yearly mortgage payment is covered.

Here’s the thing about investments…they don’t always work out perfectly, and banks know this. So for the bank to protect itself, it might set a HIGHER DCR for you to achieve. This way, if something happens and your income property isn’t making as much money as you thought, the bank is still covered. We have an income of 0k before deducting about 9k/year for a mortgage. We now have a DCR of 1.26, which is unacceptable to the bank. Instead, they want at least a 1.35. Now there are a few ways to go about this.

First, we can put more money down. With another 5% down we can surpass the bank's requirements and attain a 1.36 DCR. Also, we could pay less for the property. The last two options would be to either get a lower interest rate or a longer amortization schedule. The DCR is definitely the key difference between a commercial investment loan and a Commercial Loan Broker Training. However, there is still one other major difference, and that is the loan term. Commercial loans terms can vary. Because commercial properties are usually much higher in value than a home loan, the bank doesn’t want to set an interest rate for 30 years.

Commercial Loan Officer Training Programs and Education

They have a much shorter time frame — anywhere from 3 to 10 years. Now, they might AMORTIZE the loan over 25 or 30 years, but the rate they give you is NOT SET for that long. You usually get a lower rate for a 3-year “lock-in” rate, meaning for the first 3 years they cannot change the interest rate. Then you pay a little more for 5 years, 7 years, and if available 10 years. This again is when you really need to sit down and figure out what your future investment plans for the property are. So what happens after this 3 or 5 or 7-year time frame? One of two things. The first one is that after your “lock-in” time frame, the interest rate on the loan begins to “float”. What that means is that the rate can go up or down depending on the market. The second thing that can happen is that after your “lock-in” time frame you will have a balloon payment. A balloon payment is a large lump sum of the remaining balance you owe that you have to pay the bank.

Lastly, there’s one key additional factor that comes into play when you are attempting to get a Commercial Lending Training, and that is the tenant leases. If you have four different tenants in a retail strip center, but they are all small mom & pop shops on a one or two year lease, lenders may be a bit hesitant. Compare that scenario to having four different, multinational tenants such as a Baskin Robbins or Sprint store on a 7 or 10-year lease, and banks would feel MUCH more comfortable with the latter. When you are finally ready to start the commercial loan process, be sure to check with your lender or bank and see what is the common DCR range for the type of property you are thinking about buying. Also, be prepared for the TYPE of loan they offer you — be it one with a balloon payment or one with a floating interest rate. Again, being prepared from the start is the best way for you to ensure make the most of your investment …now that’s good to know.