© WHERE WE LEND ALLENTOWN · PA
HARD MONEY LENDER ALLENTOWN
A direct lender for Allentown deals that banks will not touch, priced on the asset, not the paperwork.
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Allentown leads the Lehigh Valley, sharing a metro with Bethlehem and Easton and sitting close enough to New York and Philadelphia to catch spillover tenants. Downtown reinvestment around the arena district reset the core, while the warehouse and logistics corridor along I-78 keeps working households arriving in Lehigh County every year.
Loan Goat funds Allentown deals the way it funds Pennsylvania deals generally, on the asset. Lehigh County is the working radius, and the same terms extend to Reading, Philadelphia and Wilmington when the next opportunity lands one town over.
Loan Goat is a direct private lender, not a broker, headquartered in San Diego and funding across 46 states. An Allentown borrower deals with the lender itself, not a broker shopping the file, which is the difference between a quote you can act on and a quote that needs a second opinion.
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WHAT DO ALLENTOWN HARD MONEY LOANS COST
Cost on an Allentown file is a function of the deal, not the market. Bridge opens at 9.00%. Residential runs to 75% LTV and commercial to 70%, on one or two year terms, and a clean file closes in 3 to 14 days.
The written quote comes before the appraisal, and it holds. For an Allentown deal on a clock, that is the difference between a real number and an indication. Prepay is free on the bridge programs, which matters when the plan is to be out inside a year.
| PROGRAM | RATES | LEVERAGE UP TO | TERMS | LOAN AMOUNTS |
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| BRIDGE LOAN | 9.00% to 13.00% | LTV 75% | 1 or 2 years | $150,000 to $25,000,000 |
| FIX & FLIP | 9.99% to 12.00% | LTV 85% of purchase, LTC 100% of rehab | 6 to 18 months | $250,000 to $10,000,000 |
| RENTAL DSCR | 6.50% to 9.99% Non-QM | LTV 80% | 5, 7, 30 and 40 year fixed | Sized to the property |
Starting rates for qualified borrowers, from the published terms cards. Points and fees are quoted on the Letter of Intent. Rates are subject to change without notice and are not a commitment to lend.
Those numbers are the ceiling and the floor. An Allentown deal gets priced inside them once the property and the exit are on the table, usually the same day the file is opened.
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WHY LOAN GOAT IN ALLENTOWN
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Banks underwrite the borrower. Loan Goat underwrites the property. On an Allentown deal that means a self-employed investor, a recently formed LLC or a file with a complication on it is not automatically dead. The asset, the leverage and the exit carry the decision, and the answer comes back in hours instead of a month.
Brick rowhomes and twins fill the city grid, most of them three floors deep with rear yards, while the West End holds larger Victorians and the outskirts carry post-war ranch and split-level construction. None of that is unusual here; it is the normal book.
Rowhome and twin rentals are the volume play, with two- and three-unit buildings improving the yield. Light rehab flips work where a block has already turned, and commercial or mixed-use along the main corridors suits a larger appetite. Bridge covers the acquisition, fix and flip covers the work and the rental program takes it out.
THE PROCESS
- Complete your application
- Submit required documentation
- Sign your Letter of Intent
- We process and close your loan in 5-7 days
ALLENTOWN DEALS, FUNDED FROM SAN DIEGO.
Lehigh County files run on the same terms as the home markets: written quote first, appraisal once terms are agreed, wire in five to seven days. 1.3K+ closed loans since 2022 and $1.5B+ funded across 46 states.
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MOST COMMON ALLENTOWN LOAN SCENARIOS
- 1031 EXCHANGE Bridge money that lets an Allentown replacement property close inside the 45 and 180 day windows.
- AUCTION & HUBZU Allentown auction buys where the deposit is up and the clock is already running.
- BANKRUPTCY BUYOUT Buying out a partner or a plan on Allentown real estate, funded on the equity in the asset.
- BANK STATEMENT LOANS Deposits instead of tax returns for self-employed buyers working Lehigh County.
- FORECLOSURE AUCTION Courthouse and trustee sale purchases in Lehigh County, funded on the asset and the plan.
- FOREIGN NATIONAL Foreign national buyers acquiring Allentown investment property without a US credit file.
- NON-WARRANTABLE CONDOS Non-warrantable Lehigh County condo units where the HOA or the investor concentration killed the conventional loan.
- SELF-EMPLOYED Business owners buying in Allentown whose write-offs make a bank file impossible.
- VACATION RENTAL Allentown vacation rental purchases where the projected income does the work.
- CASH OFFERS ONLY Sellers in Allentown who will only look at cash get a proof of funds that holds up.
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LOAN PROGRAMS AVAILABLE IN ALLENTOWN
- BRIDGE LOANS Acquire, recapitalize or stabilize with short-term capital that closes in days, not months. FROM 9.00% · LTV 75% · 1-2 YR
- FIX & FLIP LOANS Buy, renovate and sell or hold, with the rehab funded through draws and no prepayment penalty. FROM 9.99% · LTV 85% · 6-18 MO
- CONSTRUCTION LOANS Ground-up financing with flexible draws through every stage of the build. LTC 80% · 12-18 MO
- RENTAL PROPERTY LOANS Long-term DSCR, portfolio and multifamily term loans that qualify on the property's cash flow. FROM 6.50% · LTV 80% · 30 YR
- COMMERCIAL LOANS Hybrid-term financing for multifamily, mixed-use, retail, office and industrial in major metros. FROM 7.90% · LTV 70% · 1-15 YR
- OWNER OCCUPIED LOANS Short-term bridge financing on the home you live in, with a refinance into a conventional or jumbo loan as the exit. FROM 10.50% · LTV 70% · 11-12 MO
- BANK FINANCING Bank statement, P&L-only and SBA programs for business owners outside the standard mortgage box. TERMS 5 TO 30 YR
- SECOND & THIRD MORTGAGES Second and third lien position loans behind an existing first mortgage. 12-36 MO · BUSINESS PURPOSE
- BLANKET / CROSS-COLLATERAL LOANS One loan across several properties, cross-collateralized when a single asset will not carry the deal. FROM 8.99% · 1-3 YR
© PROPERTY TYPES ALLENTOWN · PA
PROPERTY TYPES WE FINANCE IN ALLENTOWN
- RETAIL Strip centers and free-standing retail in Lehigh County with a repositioning plan.
- OFFICE Allentown office assets being repositioned or bridged to a conventional exit.
- INDUSTRIAL & WAREHOUSE Warehouse and flex space in and around Allentown, purchase, refinance and cash-out.
- HOSPITALITY: HOTEL & MOTEL Motel and boutique hotel repositioning in Allentown bridged to an SBA or conventional exit.
- SELF-STORAGE Allentown storage facilities, stabilized or in lease-up.
- LAND Entitled and unentitled parcels around Allentown on the land program.
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HOW WE LEND IN ALLENTOWN
Read the table as a promise rather than a pitch. On an Allentown deal it means the leverage quoted is the leverage funded, the timeline quoted is the timeline delivered, and the person who priced the file is the person who releases the money.
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ALLENTOWN BORROWERS, IN THEIR WORDS
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Working with Loan Goat has been an absolute game-changer in my home-buying journey! From the start, Milad, brought a level of expertise and care that made the process smooth and stress-free. His team's dedication to customer service is...
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I recently worked with Loan Goat, and my experience was fantastic. From start to finish, the team was attentive, knowledgeable, and genuinely interested in helping me find the best loan options for my needs. They walked me through every...
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Working with Loan Goat has been an absolute game-changer in my home-buying journey! From the start, Milad, brought a level of expertise and care that made the process smooth and stress-free. His team's dedication to customer service is...
ALIZE RIOS -
I recently worked with Loan Goat, and my experience was fantastic. From start to finish, the team was attentive, knowledgeable, and genuinely interested in helping me find the best loan options for my needs. They walked me through every...
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ALLENTOWN HARD MONEY LOANS, ANSWERED
Straight answers to what borrowers ask before they call. Questions we answer elsewhere link to the page that owns them.
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Yes. Loan Goat funds investment property in Allentown and across Lehigh County on every program listed on this site: bridge, fix and flip, construction, rental property, commercial, owner occupied, bank financing, second and third mortgages and blanket loans. The desk is in San Diego, the capital is in house, and Allentown files are underwritten on the property rather than on where the borrower banks.
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Five to seven days is standard and low-doc bridge files have funded in as little as three. The timeline on an Allentown deal is usually set by title and escrow rather than by underwriting, because the credit decision is made in house by one person. Open title early and the wire follows the written terms.
How it works -
Non-owner-occupied residential from single-family up to four units, apartment buildings, mixed-use, retail, office, industrial and flex, self-storage, hospitality, manufactured housing and land across Lehigh County. Owner-occupied has its own program. If the Allentown asset produces or will produce value, there is usually a structure for it.
Property types -
Two-, three- and four-unit rowhomes and twins are standard collateral for us in Allentown. Loan Goat lends across Lehigh County using bridge, rental or blanket programs depending on how many doors you are taking down at once. Documentation stays minimal, bridge goes to 75% LTV, and a five to seven day close is the normal pace, not the exception.
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No prepayment penalty on the bridge programs. Pay the loan off the day the flip sells or the refinance funds and you owe interest for the days you used the money. That matters when the whole plan is to be in and out inside a year.
All loan programs -
Five to seven days is the standard, and low-doc bridge deals have closed in as little as three. Speed comes from the structure, not from cutting corners: in-house capital, one decision maker and minimal documentation. Title and escrow set the floor, so the sooner those are opened, the sooner the wire moves.
How funding works -
Credit is reviewed, but the property carries the decision. These are business-purpose loans on non-owner-occupied real estate, underwritten to value, exit and the strength of the deal. Investors turned down by a bank for self-employment, a recent event on file or thin documentation are routine business here.
Self-employed borrowers -
Bridge money runs from 9.00% to 13.00% and moves with leverage, property type, exit and experience. Rental loans price lower because the property carries the debt, from 6.50% on the Non-QM tier. Every quote is written before an appraisal is ordered, so you are never chasing a number that changes at the closing table.
Bridge loan terms
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- Lending footprint, 46 states
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