Berkeley is the university city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay, famous for the UC Berkeley campus and for streets of brown-shingle and Craftsman homes that climb from the flats into the Berkeley Hills. We help Berkeley buyers, homeowners and investors with jumbo, conventional and multi-unit financing, refinances and equity lines. Pacific National Lending works with real estate investors across Berkeley who need financing that keeps up with their plans: purchase loans for rentals, cash-out refinances to fund the next acquisition, and programs that do not depend on tax returns. As a broker, we shop your investor loan across many lenders.
Call Pacific National Lending for investor loans in Berkeley: (916) 526-2700
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Berkeley is one of the most competitive markets in the Bay Area, with homes commonly selling far above list price, so buyers need a fully underwritten pre-approval and a lender who can close fast with few contingencies. Most homes are close to a century old, which puts foundations, seismic work and appraisal condition in play, and duplexes, backyard cottages and rent-controlled multi-unit buildings each have their own financing rules. Conventional investor loans in Berkeley typically require 15 to 25 percent down depending on the property type, and Fannie Mae limits a borrower to ten financed properties. Rental income from the new property can help you qualify, and rates run somewhat higher than owner-occupied loans.
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Housing includes brown-shingle and Craftsman homes in Elmwood, Claremont and North Berkeley, period-revival homes in Thousand Oaks, bungalows in Westbrae and South and West Berkeley, view homes in the Berkeley Hills, and condos near downtown and campus. Investors in Berkeley often use a cash-out refinance on an existing rental to fund the down payment on the next one. We help sequence those transactions so the timing, the loan limits and the debt ratios all work together.
To discuss financing for a rental property in Berkeley, call (916) 526-2700 or apply online. We will review the deal, recommend the right program and give you a written quote.
Pacific National Lending serves Elmwood, Claremont, North Berkeley, Berkeley Hills and the rest of Berkeley for investor loans. Berkeley is about an hour and forty minutes from our Gold River office via I-80.
For investor loans in Berkeley, call Pacific National Lending at (916) 526-2700 or use the secure application on this page. A licensed loan officer will follow up within one business day.
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