REAL ESTATE INVESTOR FINANCING

Cross Collateral Loans:
Put Your Property Equity
to Work on Your Next Deal

Use equity across multiple properties to help finance a purchase, access business capital, or preserve cash for your next opportunity.

You have a property you want to buy and equity in real estate you already own. The challenge is getting that equity into the next deal without selling an asset or using more cash than you want to commit.

A cross collateral loan from Lantzman Lending may help connect the two. By securing financing with more than one property, we can evaluate the combined collateral and structure a loan around the opportunity in front of you.

What is a cross collateral loan?

A cross collateral loan uses two or more properties as security for one loan. Instead of relying only on the property being purchased or refinanced, the lender also considers eligible equity in additional real estate.

For example, an investor buying a new rental may pledge an existing investment property as additional collateral. If the combined properties provide sufficient support for the requested financing, that equity may reduce the cash needed for the purchase.

Lantzman Lending can consider structures involving two, three, or more properties, including residential and commercial real estate. Properties in different states may also be considered, subject to location, program eligibility, and transaction review.

Where this financing can be useful

Purchase with less cash out of pocket

If the property you are buying does not support the full financing request on its own, equity in another property may help bridge the gap. In qualifying scenarios, the combined collateral may support financing the entire purchase price. Closing costs, reserves, and other cash requirements still need to be addressed.

Access equity across several properties

One property may not have enough available equity to support the cash-out amount you need. Combining eligible collateral from multiple properties may make a larger business-purpose financing request possible.

Keep cash available for the project

Investors often need liquidity after closing for repairs, carrying costs, and unexpected expenses. Using additional property equity may reduce the cash committed to the acquisition and help preserve funds for executing the business plan.

Explore a business-purpose line of credit

If your capital needs occur over time, ask about a line of credit secured by multiple properties. Availability, draw terms, and repayment requirements depend on the approved structure.

A simple purchase example

Assume you want to purchase an investment property for $600,000. You also own a separate investment property worth $400,000, free and clear. For this illustration, assume the lender accepts those values and approves a $650,000 loan secured by both properties.

In this example, the $650,000 loan could cover the $600,000 purchase price and leave $50,000 before fees, closing costs, reserves, and any required holdbacks. The amount available for other approved business-purpose uses depends on those deductions and the final loan structure. This does not automatically mean a cash-free closing.

Equity is the starting point. Structure matters.

A property’s market value less its mortgage balance is not the same as the amount you can borrow. We also need to evaluate acceptable leverage, existing liens, lien position, property condition, and the proposed use of funds.

Existing debt on an additional property may need to be paid off or otherwise accommodated within an approved lien structure. Adding another property does not automatically make every dollar of its equity available. The goal is to determine what the collateral can realistically support and how the loan will be repaid.

Plan the exit for every property

Because multiple properties secure the loan, a repayment problem can put each pledged property at risk. Before closing, understand which properties are included and what must happen to release each one.

If you plan to sell or refinance one property before the others, discuss that at the start. A partial release may require a specified principal paydown, lender approval, and satisfaction of the loan’s release conditions. Selling one property does not automatically free the remaining collateral or entitle you to keep all of the sale proceeds.

The right structure should account for your expected sale or refinance timeline, the cash needed to carry the loan, and a practical alternative if the project takes longer than expected.

What to send us for an initial review

Start with the property addresses, estimated values, and current loan balances for each property you want us to consider. Include the purchase price or requested cash-out amount, how the funds will be used, and your target closing date.

It also helps to provide property type and occupancy, ownership details, any renovation budget, and your planned repayment strategy. If you intend to sell or refinance one property separately, let us know so we can consider that in the proposed structure.

Your next deal may start with equity you already own

Cross collateral financing can be useful when your available cash and your real estate equity are in different places. Looking at multiple properties together may create financing options that a single-property loan cannot support.

If you have a purchase, a business-purpose cash-out request, or a line-of-credit scenario, send us the details. Lantzman Lending can review the properties and help determine whether a cross collateral loan fits your deal.

Have equity. Have a deal. Let’s talk.

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