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HARD MONEY LENDER EL CAJON
Hard money for El Cajon and San Diego County: written terms first, wire in five to seven days.
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El Cajon fills a valley floor ringed by hills in East County San Diego, with the 8 and the 67 meeting inside it and Santee, La Mesa and Lakeside on its borders. Fletcher Hills and Granite Hills hold the elevated stock, Bostonia and the Main Street core hold the older grid. Investors get metro demand at inland basis.
Investment property in El Cajon qualifies under every program listed here, and so does property in Chula Vista, Escondido and Carlsbad. San Diego County is one line on a term sheet, not a separate approval process.
Nothing about an El Cajon address slows the process down. Terms are written from the property, title and escrow are opened locally, and the money moves from San Diego. 1.3K+ closed loans since 2022 and $1.5B+ funded across 46 states is what that machine has produced so far.
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WHAT DO EL CAJON HARD MONEY LOANS COST
There is no El Cajon rate sheet separate from the national one. Bridge from 9.00%, up to 75% LTV on residential, one or two year terms, and loans from $150,000 to $25,000,000 on business purpose files. The property and the exit set the number, not the ZIP code.
An El Cajon file gets a full written term sheet up front: rate, leverage, term, points and conditions. Nothing gets re-traded at the table. No prepayment penalty on bridge, minimal documentation, and funding in five to seven days.
| 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.
The ranges above are what is actually available. Send the El Cajon address and what you intend to do with it and the quote comes back with the exact rate, leverage and term for that deal.
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WHY LOAN GOAT IN EL CAJON
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Working with a direct lender on an El Cajon deal removes the layers. There is no broker marking up the file, no correspondent shopping it and no investor behind the investor. One lender, its own capital, one set of terms.
Ranch houses built through the 1950s and 1960s on wide lots, hillside homes stepping up Fletcher Hills, older bungalows near the downtown grid, and two story stucco apartment complexes along Broadway and Main. All of it is financeable, purchase, refinance or cash-out.
Adding a second unit on a deep lot is a common move here, and it pairs with a long hold aimed at East County tenants. Flips do well on ranch product that never got updated, and older apartment complexes reward a straightforward value add. Bridge for the buy, construction for the build, DSCR for the hold: the same three doors most of these plays run through.
THE PROCESS
- Complete your application
- Submit required documentation
- Sign your Letter of Intent
- We process and close your loan in 5-7 days
EL CAJON DEALS, FUNDED FROM SAN DIEGO.
San Diego 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 EL CAJON LOAN SCENARIOS
- 1031 EXCHANGE Exchange deadlines do not move, so El Cajon replacement purchases get funded on the calendar, not on a bank's.
- AUCTION & HUBZU Auction and Hubzu purchases in San Diego County funded on the short settlement clocks those platforms run.
- BANKRUPTCY BUYOUT Payoff money to clear a bankruptcy or partner buyout on an El Cajon property before the deadline.
- BANK STATEMENT LOANS Bank statement underwriting for El Cajon investors whose returns do not show the income the deal actually produces.
- FORECLOSURE AUCTION El Cajon foreclosure buys where the money has to be certain before the gavel.
- FOREIGN NATIONAL No US credit history and no domestic tax returns is a normal El Cajon file here.
- NON-WARRANTABLE CONDOS Condos in El Cajon that agency guidelines will not take, financed on their own merits.
- SELF-EMPLOYED Self-employed El Cajon investors underwritten on the property instead of two years of returns.
- VACATION RENTAL Short-term rental acquisitions and refinances in and around El Cajon, underwritten on the asset.
- CASH OFFERS ONLY Cash-equivalent certainty for an El Cajon offer that has to beat financed competition.
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LOAN PROGRAMS AVAILABLE IN EL CAJON
- 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
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PROPERTY TYPES WE FINANCE IN EL CAJON
- MULTI-FAMILY Duplexes through apartment buildings across El Cajon on bridge, DSCR and commercial programs.
- MIXED-USE El Cajon mixed-use where a bank balks at the commercial half of the rent roll.
- RETAIL El Cajon retail purchase, refinance and cash-out on the bridge program.
- OFFICE Medical and small office buildings in El Cajon, including cash-out to fund a renovation.
- INDUSTRIAL & WAREHOUSE Industrial and last-mile logistics property in San Diego County on bridge terms.
- HOSPITALITY: HOTEL & MOTEL El Cajon hospitality assets financed through the renovation and back out again.
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HOW WE LEND IN EL CAJON
Most lenders compete on one line of that table. This one is built to hold every line at once, which is why an El Cajon borrower gets leverage and speed in the same quote rather than trading one for the other. If the numbers do not work, you are told early and directly.
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EL CAJON BORROWERS, IN THEIR WORDS
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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...
LUIS GONZALEZ -
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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EL CAJON 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 El Cajon and across San Diego 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 El Cajon 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 El Cajon 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 San Diego County. Owner-occupied has its own program. If the El Cajon asset produces or will produce value, there is usually a structure for it.
Property types -
Loan Goat does, from its headquarters a short drive west in San Diego. El Cajon sits in San Diego County, and deals there get the same treatment as anywhere else in the book: bridge, fix and flip, DSCR rental or commercial, underwritten on the property. Expect minimal documentation, a single decision maker and a five to seven day close.
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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
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- Lending footprint, 46 states
- Home markets: California and Arizona
- San Diego headquarters
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