California Trust & Estate Bridge Loans

Trust and Estate Bridge Loans

Trust and Estate Bridge Loans

California Bridge Loan Financing To Trusts & Estates

Commercial Loan Corporation specializes in providing bridge loans to trusts and estates. We are one of just a handful of lenders in California that provide bridge financing to trusts. Even more importantly, we specialize in this type of lending. Often times our clients utilize our private money bridge loan financing to allow for an even distribution to be made from a trust or estate. This can be crucial when a client is trying to receive a Proposition 58 granted exclusion from property tax reassessment to preserve a parents low property tax base on inherited property.

Thanks to California Proposition 13, property taxes in California can not increase by more than 2% each year. Since property values in California historically increase at a far higher rate, retaining a parents low property tax base can be incredibly valuable. In fact, on average we save our clients $6,200 a year in property taxes by helping them avoid a property tax reassessment. Over time that savings can compound, making for an incredible benefit. If you are inheriting property from a parent and are interested in preserving their low Proposition 13 property tax base, call us at 877-464-1066 and we can help you determine how much you might be able to save by utilizing one of our bridge loans.

What Is A Bridge Loan?

A bridge loan or bridge financing is a short term loan utilized until a person or trust secures permanent financing. Bridge loans or bridge mortgages are only intended to be held for a short period of time and typically have a term between 1 and 12 months.

Many of our clients either pay our bridge loan off in full after their exclusion from property tax reassessment has been granted or will refinance the debt with a conventional mortgage once the Proposition 58 exclusion has been granted. We are also able to assist our clients with permanent financing if needed. If you, a family member or client is interest in receiving a bridge loan for a trust or estate, please call us at 877-464-1066 so that we may assist you.

California Private Money Lender

CALIFORNIA PRIVATE MONEY LENDER

CALIFORNIA PRIVATE MONEY LENDER

Bridge Loans For Trusts & Estates

When it comes to choosing a California Private Money Lender or California Hard Money Lender, you have a handful of options to choose from. Selecting the right one might be more important than you think.

Interest Rates, Penalties & Fees

For instance, choosing the best private mortgage lender can have a significant impact on your pocketbook. Lenders make money on a loan in a few different ways. The most common ways are through fees, interest rate premiums and penalties. One of the most important things that separates Commercial Loan Corporation from other California Private Money Lenders is that we do not charge any form of prepayment penalties, we offer competitive fees and have some of the lowest interest rates in the hard money lending marketplace. Prepayment penalties alone can cost a borrower potentially tens of thousands of dollars or even worse, trap them in a high interest rate loan that they no longer want or need!

Customer Service

Another important factor to consider when selecting the right private money lender is customer service. We are aware, that in this day and age, the phrase “Customer Service” almost sounds sarcastic. At Commercial Loan Corporation you are more than just a loan number. We might be a relatively small private money lender, but we are big on the customer experience. Regardless of your loan amount, you will always be treated with respect and courtesy by every member of our team. It is a sincere goal of ours to provide you with the fastest and best mortgage transaction that you have ever experienced. In many cases, we can fund a private money loan to a trust or estate in as little as 7 days. Please view some of our recent customer testimonials located here.

Experience

As you may be aware, in some situations California Proposition 58 grants residents the ability to transfer Real Estate along with a Proposition 13 protected property tax base from a parent to child. Sometimes in order to qualify for this exclusion against reassessment of property taxes, the beneficiary or heir may require a private money bridge loan or hard money loan. When it comes to Trust & Estate Bridge Loans and Third Party Private Money Loans to Trusts and Estates, experience with these types of loans is critical. The truth is that most California hard money lenders either never or rarely lend money to a trust or estate for Proposition 58 tax benefit purposes. If the financing is not conducted properly, the County Tax Assessors office is likely to reject the borrowers requests for a property tax reassessment exclusion. Even a small mistake could mean missing out on possibly thousands of dollars annually in property tax savings. At Commercial Loan Corporation, we specializes in providing short term financing and bridge loans to help our clients obtain Proposition 58 property tax reassessment exclusions. Every member of the Commercial Loan Corporation team has at least 15 years of mortgage experience and combined, our team has over 90 years of mortgage experience.

Commercial Loan Corporation is a Professional California Private Money Lender. Please call us at 877-464-1066 for assistance or click here to request additional information online.

What Clients Are Saying About Commercial Loan Corporation

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In a world where to increase profits many lenders opt to use overly complicated phone systems to replace live customer support; we believe that customer service holds a greater value. At Commercial Loan Corporation we are determined to provide you with the best customer service experience possible.

Regardless of if you are an attorney representing a client on a trust loan or a borrower looking for third party financing to make an equal distribution of a parents estate; our professional staff is here to assist you. We are happy to take as much time as is needed for you to understand the loan process and will keep you informed along the way. In addition to setting the highest standards in customer service, we also fund the majority of our trust and estate loans with our own capital. This is important because it allows us to underwrite the loan to our own guidelines, quickly grant an approval you can rely on and also complete your financing more quickly; often times in as little as 7 days.

We don’t stop there. Unlike most of our competitors in the Trust & Estate loan marketplace, we do not charge any form of loan prepayment penalty or set any minimum days of interest collected requirements. That may not sound like a big deal, but depending on your loan amount and interest rate, it could potentially save you tens or thousands of dollars in pre-payment penalties or interest fees! We even go a step further and if you pay down your trust or estate loan, we will recalculate your payment based on the new lower outstanding mortgage balance.

Perhaps the best indication of customer service is communicated through the words of some of our past clients. Here are just a handful of testimonials from past Commercial Loan Corporation customers and business partners; more are located here:

“I am a California licensed Professional Fiduciary and needed a hard money loan for one of my clients. My client had been turned down for a Second TD by two conventional lenders before I received a cute ad mailer from Commercial Loan Corporation. From my first phone call to Commercial Loan Corporation (when the owner actually answered the phone!), to my last call with Autumn after the loan had been funded, I enjoyed every moment of this loan process. (How many lenders can you honestly say that about?) I look forward to our next loan together and would not hesitate to recommend Commercial Loan Corporation to anyone needing short term funds. You will be treated professionally and with kindness every step of the way.”
    – Clarice H. – Grover Beach, CA

“CLC was: Professional, Efficient, Thorough, Organized and Extremely Prompt in getting my Loan approved, signed, closed, recorded and Funded.  They were ready to Fund within 5 business days!  I highly recommend CLC.  It was a complete pleasure to work with Mike Riggs and Autumn Skerritt! I’m very glad my attorney recommended CLC. I’m sure you will be extremely pleased, as well.”
    – Sonia T. – Costa Mesa, CA

“Exceeded expectations. Best service I have experienced with ANY lender!  Went above and beyond at every opportunity. Took great care of a client that we referred to them. Response times to any communications from the client or from our office were prompt and complete. Loan processing times were FAST.”
    – Menke Law Firm, APC, – Long Beach, CA

If you are in need of a professional and reliable, California Trust and Estate loan provider allow us to assist you.  Please call us at 877-464-1066.

Commercial Loan Corporation Will Make You Look Like A Hero!

Commercial Loan Corporation Will Make You Look Like A Hero

Commercial Loan Corporation Will Make You Look Like A Hero

At Commercial Loan Corporation, we believe that one of our jobs is to make our business partners look good! When you save your clients thousands of dollars in property taxes each year, simply by recommending a Commercial Loan Corporation Trust or Estate Loan, you are going to look like a Superhero!

Commercial Loan Corporation specializes in making 3rd party loans to trusts and estates. These trust and estate loans allow acquiring beneficiaries and heirs to qualify for an EXCLUSION FOR REASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES granted by California Proposition 58. When a trust or estate does not have sufficient liquid assets to make an even distribution, you can show your clients how a 3rd party loan will allow them to retain their parents low Proposition 13 property tax base. The process is typically both faster and less expensive than having a client sell their home. In fact, we can often times fund a third party trust or estate loan in as little as 7-10 days. We specialize in these transactions, we are here to serve you and we charge absolutely no prepayment penalties.

Do you currently have any clients that may be able to benefit from one of our loans or have any questions I may be able to answer? If so, please call us or pass on our information to your client. We can be reached at 877-464-1066!

They can also apply for a Trust or Estate loan here.

Let us make you look like a hero!

The Commercial Loan Corporation Loan Process

Commercial Loan Corporation - California Private Money Lender

Commercial Loan Corporation – California Private Money Lender. Joseph Minton, Autumn Skerritt & Kerry Smith

Here Is How The Process Works For A California Trust or Estate Private Money Loan From Commercial Loan Corporation

By: Autumn Skerritt

Hi, I am Autumn from Commercial Loan Corporation. As the loan processor, I typically get introduced to the Trustee or Borrower after our Account Executive has informed them of the loan details and provided them with a clear understanding of the mortgage fees. After making an introduction call to the client, I put a “Needs List” together. A needs list is a list of conditions that I will need the client to provide before we can close the trust loan, estate loan, probate loan or mortgage. At Commercial Loan Corporation we try to make this process as painless as possible for our Trustees and Clients. My goal is for the “needs list” to have less items on it than there are syllables in the word tri-ni-tro-phen-yl-meth-yl-ni-tra-mine. The best part is, doing a trust or estate loan with Commercial Loan Corporation is easier than pronouncing the word.

To give you an idea of what type of conditions we need on a typical trust or estate third party mortgage, here is a great example of a typical “Needs List” that I send out to our clients:

  1. Copy of the Appraisal done for the Trust or Estate
    – If you do not have one, we can order one for you
  2. Copy of the Trust and all Amendments (if applicable)
  3. Copy of the Trust Tax ID Number (if applicable)
  4. Copy of your ID
  5. Proof of Repayment Funds or a Pre-Approval letter for future financing. We can also assist you with this if needed.
  6. Copy of Insurance Declaration Page (we can get this before funding if you don’t have it handy)
  7. Copy of Death Certificates so title can file an affidavit of death (we will need the originals for closing)
  8. Bank Account information for the Trust (if applicable)

I always review the needs list with the client so that I may answer any questions they might have. On occasion, I also use my ESP to answer some questions they have before they even ask them. Here is an example of some commonly asked questions.

  1. When conducting a third party private money trust loan, most clients have been instructed by their counsel that created the Trust to get the home appraised at the time of death. We can often times use that appraisal for our trust loan. Doing so saves the client hundreds of dollars and can speed up the trust loan process. Once I receive that appraisal, I submit it to our review department to confirm the value still holds true and that the home is in habitable condition. That appraisal review process typically takes 24-48 hours to complete. “What if we never got an appraisal done at the time of death?” GREAT question! I am happy you asked that…. we have can offer a few simple options for you.  We can order an appraisal for you! Appraisals are usually completed in 2-5 business days; depending on the area where the home is located. A full residential appraisal typically costs between $350-$550, depending on the area, approximate size and value of the home.
  2. A Copy of the Trust and all Amendments. This condition is only applicable when we are providing a mortgage to a trust. If a client does not have this information available, it is typically easy to solve by calling their Trust attorney and requesting them to email a copy over to me. Often times trust documents ranges from 5 to over 100 pages in size. I know it’s a pain if you are one of the lucky ones that have a very thick trust and no access to a scanner. To help we can always send you an overnight FedEx envelope so you can provide us with the trust documents that way. Once I receive the trust information, I review it with title and escrow. We confirm how many trustees there are and that they have the ability to sign on behalf of the trust.  This review process typically takes about 24 hours.
  3. The Trust Tax ID Number is the condition that I typically get calls from clients on the most.The most common question is “where I can find our trust tax ID #”. The Trust Tax ID Number is not typically in the Trust paper work. It is issued by the IRS. I usually request an old tax form from the client which shows that tax ID number. Some clients have accountants associated with the trust and can also them for the Trust Tax ID Number. The Trust Tax ID Number is needed because at the end of each year we send out a 1098 to each and everyone of our clients so they have it for tax season.
  4. The reason why we ask for a current ID is to confirm that the Trustee name matches our clients. We also use it to confirm the mailing address on the ID.
  5. Because our loans are typically “short term” loans we want to make sure that the client has a plan or the ability to pay off the mortgage. We request review either the most recent bank statement showing that the funds are available for repayment, or an approval letter from a license mortgage banker showing you qualify for permanent. We can also provide you with permanent financing if needed and assist you with getting approved.
  6. The reason we require a Copy of the Insurance Declaration Page is because while our loan is out, we need to make sure that it is covered by insurance in case of damage or disaster. If a client has a hard time getting this policy, no problem. I can always move this to a funding conditions and help the client obtain a policy from the insurance agency.  If the home is not currently covered by hazard insurance, we have a handful of insurance agents we can recommend that will take excellent care of the client.
  7. We ask for a Copy of Death Certificates on every file because 8 out of 10 clients have not filed an Affidavit of Death on title. An Affidavit of Death is used to notify businesses, courts, and other places of someone’s death. This legal document is a sworn statement that legally states someone has passed away. The affidavit of death is typically used in conjunction with a certified death)  In order to lend to the trust after passing, this must be filed before the new deed gets filed. This is a added service we do for all of our clients at no extra charge. We want to make sure that its done the right way, so years after our transaction you will not run into problems.
  8. We ask for the Bank Account information for the Trust (if applicable) because we need to know where to wire the loan proceeds. Because the Trust is borrowing the money, the funds must go to the trust. We typically cannot send the money to an individual when lending to a trust. To be extra cautious we do call the Trustee at the time of closing and ask them to verbally give us the account and routing number.  We do that to help prevent fraud. We do our very best to protect our clients. Some of the issues I have ran into with past clients on this, is the bank account has been dissolved at the time of death and the trust is no longer associated to a bank account. In that case we ask the borrowers to call their current banker and ask them to open up a new account in the Trusts name. If the clients have trouble with that, we can contact the attorney to help find a solution, that works best for that client (so far, we haven’t had to do that yet).

That was a mouthful!  The most important thing to keep in mind is that I am here to serve you. I am also just a phone call away and you can reach me at 877-464-1066 if there is anything that you need. So here is a quick recap of the Commercial Loan Corporation loan process:

  1. I send out needs list to the borrower
  2. Get everything back on the needs list from the client
  3. I open title and escrow (that comes back within 48 hours typically)
  4. I then submit the appraisal for review to confirm value of home (that comes back within 24 hours)
  5. I do a final review of all the conditions along with title and appraisal review
  6. Once everything is verified, I call the borrower and attorney and give them great news that we are ready to wrap up the trust loan. I then confirm the loan amount, net amount and all fees and terms with both client and attorney.
  7. Once everyone agrees on terms and fees, I draw loan docs and releases them for review to the client and attorney (turn time to draw loan docs in about 3 hours)
  8. Once the Client and attorney give Commercial Loan Corporation the thumbs up on the loan docs, escrow will send a notary out to the client and sit with them while they sign the loan document package. The signing typically takes 30 minutes.
  9. After the documents are verified, the loan is funded!
  10. WAIT!!!! One more thing…. We always ask our clients to let us know how their experience was with Commercial Loan Corporation. Here are some testimonials from past Commercial Loan Corporation clients.

If you are in need for a third party loan to a trust or estate, please call us at 877-464-1066 so that we can assist you! We successfully help clients receive an exclusion from property tax reassessment every month and we can help you too!