54 lessons in nine courses, taught the way the desk underwrites: what the loan is, which property qualifies, how the deal is structured, how entities, refinances, short-term rentals, portfolios and closings actually work. Every number comes from the active rate sheet, so what you learn here is what you get quoted.
COURSE 1What the loan is, how the ratio works, what it costs and what it needs.
- 1.1What is a DSCR loan?
- 1.2How DSCR is calculated
- 1.3Who DSCR loans are for
- 1.4DSCR vs conventional
- 1.5What a DSCR loan costs
- 1.6The eight documents
27 MIN · 0/6 DONE
COURSE 2Which buildings work, which rent counts, and the two lines that sink ratios.
- 2.1Which properties qualify
- 2.2Lease vs market rent
- 2.3Taxes and insurance
- 2.4Condos and HOAs
- 2.5DSCR below 1.0
- 2.6The appraisal
26 MIN · 0/6 DONE
COURSE 3Leverage, interest-only, points, prepay and cash — how to shape the deal.
- 3.1Leverage and LTV
- 3.2Interest-only
- 3.3Points and buydowns
- 3.4Prepayment penalties
- 3.5Fixed vs ARM
- 3.6Reserves and cash to close
26 MIN · 0/6 DONE
COURSE 4Who owns the property, who signs the note, and what the guaranty covers.
- 4.1LLC and entity vesting
- 4.2Forming the entity
- 4.3The personal guaranty
- 4.4Multi-member LLCs & owners
- 4.5Foreign national DSCR
- 4.6Trusts & transfers
32 MIN · 0/6 DONE
COURSE 5Rate-and-term or cash-out, seasoning, BRRRR, hard-money payoffs — and when to sit still.
- 5.1Rate-and-term vs cash-out
- 5.2Cash-out seasoning
- 5.3The BRRRR refinance
- 5.4Refinancing out of hard money
- 5.5Use of proceeds
- 5.6When not to refinance
29 MIN · 0/6 DONE
COURSE 6How nightly income becomes qualifying income — and where the deal breaks.
- 6.1Airbnb income
- 6.2The 12-month rule and seasonality
- 6.3Projections without history
- 6.4Ordinances, permits and HOA bans
- 6.5Furnishings and management
- 6.6Converting to STR mid-loan
30 MIN · 0/6 DONE
COURSE 7Five doors and up: one note or many, rent rolls, releases and aggregate ratios.
- 7.1Blanket vs individual
- 7.2Building the rent roll
- 7.3Release provisions
- 7.4Aggregate DSCR
- 7.5Scaling past ten doors
- 7.6Refinancing a portfolio
30 MIN · 0/6 DONE
COURSE 8Application to funding, in the order the desk actually works it.
- 8.1Application to funding
- 8.2Term sheet vs commitment vs CTC
- 8.3The three long poles
- 8.4Clearing conditions
- 8.5Closing day
- 8.6How fast it closes
26 MIN · 0/6 DONE
COURSE 9The same loan, five different closing tables.
- 9.1Why the state changes the deal
- 9.2Pennsylvania
- 9.3Tennessee
- 9.4Texas
- 9.5Florida
- 9.6New Jersey
36 MIN · 0/6 DONE
Educational only — not a quote, not a commitment to lend, and not legal or tax advice.