Hard money loans carry costs well beyond the stated interest rate. Origination points, prepayment penalties, default step-ups, compliance obligations, escrow shortfalls, foreclosure exposure, and servicing friction each extract margin that never appears in the initial rate quote — and compound when unmanaged.
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Hard money loans carry costs far beyond interest rates. Here are 9 hidden servicing costs that quietly drain private lender profits and how professional loan administration stops them.
Hard money loans carry seven hidden costs that never appear on a term sheet — compliance penalties, servicing labor, escrow risk, default drag, note illiquidity, origination leakage, and opportunity cost. Here is where each one lives and how to address it.
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