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Stewart Brown Jr – Mortgage Loan Originator – Purchase or Refinance

Most lenders will require investment properties to close under the name of the individual and not a limited liability company. Many real estate investors will close the investment property under their individual names and then after closing will quit claim it to their LLC. This task is illegal and not allowed. When the lender finds out the property was quit claimed to an LLC, corporation, or partnership after closing, the lender can call the loan. There are lenders that allow closing an investment property under a Limited Liability Company.

Closing a mortgage under an LLC is not allowed on primary owner-occupied homes. However, closing under an LLC is allowed on investment properties.  Many real estate investors have properties under their business Limited Liability Company’s (LLC) name. Many need to do a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. 1031 tax-deferred exchange allows investors to defer paying capital gains tax if they sell an investment property at a profit and roll over all the proceeds with a like or higher priced investment property. If the property they sell is under an LLC, the new property needs to have a closing mortgage under LLC.

Not all lenders will allow closing mortgage under LLC. Rental real estate can close under an LLC. Property flippers can close fix and flip loans under LLC. Developers who are full-time investors on fix and flip properties often benefit from closing mortgages under LLC. This is because many fix and flips are short-term interest-only loans and have a lot of activity. Investment new construction loans can also close under Limited Liability Company.

Most real estate investors have single-family homes as rentals. Others have two to four-unit multi-family homes as investment homes. These investors keep their properties under a Limited Liability Company to protect personal liabilities in the event they get sued.  investment loan programs.

Here are the basic documents required for closing a mortgage under an LLC:
  • Articles of Organization or Certificate of Formation
  • This paperwork has the state where the LLC was filed and a file number
  • Contains the name of the LLC
  • Contains names and addresses of its members and/or managers
  • Has the name and address of the registered agent of the Limited Liability Company
  • An operating agreement of an LLC needs to be provided
  • The operating agreement is a legal document that names members, the title of members, ownership percentage, and duties
  • W-9 form needs to be completed which can be found on the IRS’s website
  • The organizational chart is for a borrowing entity that includes all members of the LLC AND ownership interest in the company.
  • The organization chart should include the legal name of the LLC, EIN, and the address of the principal place of business

These are required when you have a property that is located in a different state than the company it is organized in.

What is a Close in LLC Loan?

Most lenders will require investment properties to close under the name of the individual and not a limited liability company. Many real estate investors will close the investment property under their individual names and then after closing will quit claim it to their LLC. This task is illegal and not allowed. When the lender finds out the property was quit claimed to an LLC, corporation, or partnership after closing, the lender can call the loan. There are lenders that allow closing an investment property under a Limited Liability Company.

Closing a mortgage under an LLC is not allowed on primary owner-occupied homes. However, closing under an LLC is allowed on investment properties.  Many real estate investors have properties under their business Limited Liability Company’s (LLC) name. Many need to do a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. 1031 tax-deferred exchange allows investors to defer paying capital gains tax if they sell an investment property at a profit and roll over all the proceeds with a like or higher priced investment property. If the property they sell is under an LLC, the new property needs to have a closing mortgage under LLC.

Not all lenders will allow closing mortgage under LLC. Rental real estate can close under an LLC. Property flippers can close fix and flip loans under LLC. Developers who are full-time investors on fix and flip properties often benefit from closing mortgages under LLC. This is because many fix and flips are short-term interest-only loans and have a lot of activity. Investment new construction loans can also close under Limited Liability Company.

Most real estate investors have single-family homes as rentals. Others have two to four-unit multi-family homes as investment homes. These investors keep their properties under a Limited Liability Company to protect personal liabilities in the event they get sued.  investment loan programs.

Here are the basic documents required for closing a mortgage under an LLC:
  • Articles of Organization or Certificate of Formation
  • This paperwork has the state where the LLC was filed and a file number
  • Contains the name of the LLC
  • Contains names and addresses of its members and/or managers
  • Has the name and address of the registered agent of the Limited Liability Company
  • An operating agreement of an LLC needs to be provided
  • The operating agreement is a legal document that names members, the title of members, ownership percentage, and duties
  • W-9 form needs to be completed which can be found on the IRS’s website
  • The organizational chart is for a borrowing entity that includes all members of the LLC AND ownership interest in the company.
  • The organization chart should include the legal name of the LLC, EIN, and the address of the principal place of business

These are required when you have a property that is located in a different state than the company it is organized in.

Reach out to me for further detailed information on Close in LLC loan programs. 

 

Guidelines for Close in LLC loans are subject to change when there are adjustments to government and lender policies, interest rate modifications, and fluctuations in the economy.

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