Investment property loans · Charleston County, SC
Charleston runs from the historic peninsula across the Ashley and Cooper rivers to West Ashley, James Island, Johns Island and Daniel Island. On the peninsula, investors buy older houses to renovate and resell or to rent long term, close to the downtown medical district around MUSC, Roper Hospital and the VA medical center. In West Ashley, the first neighborhoods went up in the 1950s and most growth followed in the 1970s and 1980s. City rules keep short-term rentals out of investment property in most of the city, so plan on long-term tenants.
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Loan programs
30-year loans for Charleston rentals of 1–4 units, fixed or adjustable, qualified on the rent with no personal income verification: up to 85% of the price on a purchase, with loans from $75,000.
Subject to appraisal and underwriting.
Buy and renovate in Charleston with up to 95% of the price and 100% of the rehab budget, on a 12–18 months interest-only loan with no prepayment penalty when the house sells.
Subject to appraisal and underwriting.
Close quickly on a Charleston property with up to 95% of the cost financed and a 12–18 months interest-only term, then sell it or refinance onto a long-term loan. No prepayment penalty.
Subject to appraisal and underwriting.
Financing for new builds in Charleston, from spec homes built to sell to rentals built to hold. Every project is quoted on its plans, budget and builder.
Quoted on your deal.
Construction loans: get a quoteFinancing for Charleston apartment buildings of five units or more, mixed-use and commercial property, quoted on the building's income.
Quoted on your deal.
Multifamily and commercial: get a quoteGood to know
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United Lending LLC offers business-purpose financing secured by non-owner-occupied investment real estate. We do not offer loans for personal, family or household purposes, or loans on owner-occupied primary residences.
Questions
Yes. United Lending LLC offers private real estate financing for investors in Charleston and the rest of Charleston County: fix and flip and bridge loans sized on the deal, and DSCR rental loans sized on the rent. We're headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, and lend nationwide.
Yes. Our DSCR loans are 30-year loans on 1–4 unit rentals, fixed or adjustable, qualified on the property's rent against its monthly payment with no personal income verification, up to 85% loan-to-value on a purchase and loans from $75,000. Investors use them for rentals in Old and Historic District, Wagener Terrace and West Ashley, among other parts of Charleston.
Up to 95% of the purchase price and up to 100% of the rehab budget, on a 12–18 months interest-only loan. Those are maximums, subject to appraisal and underwriting: the property, your experience and the comps set what your loan gets.
There's no prepayment penalty on fix and flip or bridge loans. DSCR rental loans come with a choice of prepayment terms, from none up to five years, set out in your written terms before you commit.
No. You can borrow in your own name or through an LLC, wherever you live; many of our borrowers invest outside their home state. If your LLC was formed outside South Carolina, your loan officer will tell you what's needed before closing.
South Carolina
United Lending's loan terms are its published program limits. The local rules and costs on this page come from the public sources below, checked on the date shown; confirm them with the city, county or your closing attorney before you rely on them.