Hard money loans can have several advantages over traditional bank financing including:
- A simpler application process and quicker approval/disapproval decision;
- Less scrutiny of the borrower’s personal financial situation, including income, employment status and historical tax returns, as compared to bank loans;
- Borrowers can allocate less time to seeking financing and instead concentrate on other business;
- Borrowers can avoid the risk of being rejected by a bank;
- Most hard money lenders do not expect perfect credit and substantial amounts of disposable income from borrowers, but instead focus on the merits of the specific asset under consideration;
- Self-employment is not seen as unacceptable to private lenders, whereas many banks view self-employment negatively and strongly prefer lending to professionals with very steady income.