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HARD MONEY LENDER FARGO
Hard money for Fargo and Cass County: written terms first, wire in five to seven days.
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Fargo carries eastern North Dakota on the Red River, tied to Moorhead across the water and expanding west toward West Fargo and Horace. North Dakota State sets the rental calendar, downtown Broadway has been rebuilt into a genuine destination, and Cass County keeps adding rooftops on the south and west edges where land is flat and available.
Investment property in Fargo qualifies under every program listed here, and so does property in Grand Forks, Bismarck and Minot. Cass County is one line on a term sheet, not a separate approval process.
The desk is in San Diego, the capital is in house and the decision is made by one person. That is why a Fargo file can go from a phone call to written terms the same day and to a wire in five to seven days. There is no branch to visit and no committee sitting between the deal and the money.
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WHAT DO FARGO HARD MONEY LOANS COST
What a Fargo hard money loan costs comes down to four things: the leverage, the property, the exit and how much documentation you want to hand over. Bridge money runs from 9.00% to 13.00%, with leverage up to 75% on residential and 70% on commercial, on one or two year terms.
Terms arrive in writing first. That is deliberate: a Fargo borrower should be able to underwrite the lender before spending a dollar on third-party reports. Bridge loans carry no prepayment penalty, so paying off early costs nothing but the days you used.
| 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 Fargo 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 FARGO
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The reason investors move a Fargo file to a private lender is time. A bank takes thirty to sixty days and asks for two years of returns. This desk takes five to seven days and asks for the address, the price and the plan. In a market where the seller has other offers, that is the whole deal.
Early-1900s frame houses near the campus and downtown, post-war ranches and split-levels, newer subdivisions across south Fargo, and small brick apartment buildings running four to twenty units. Every one of those property types is on the eligible list.
Student rentals near North Dakota State stay leased, small multifamily gives durable cash flow, and new construction on the growth edges suits investors who prefer building to bidding. Cosmetic flips clear near-campus stock. Whichever of those plays is on the table, there is a program written for it.
THE PROCESS
- Complete your application
- Submit required documentation
- Sign your Letter of Intent
- We process and close your loan in 5-7 days
FARGO DEALS, FUNDED FROM SAN DIEGO.
Cass 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 FARGO LOAN SCENARIOS
- 1031 EXCHANGE Exchange deadlines do not move, so Fargo replacement purchases get funded on the calendar, not on a bank's.
- AUCTION & HUBZU Auction and Hubzu purchases in Cass County funded on the short settlement clocks those platforms run.
- BANKRUPTCY BUYOUT Payoff money to clear a bankruptcy or partner buyout on a Fargo property before the deadline.
- BANK STATEMENT LOANS Bank statement underwriting for Fargo investors whose returns do not show the income the deal actually produces.
- FORECLOSURE AUCTION Fargo 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 Fargo file here.
- NON-WARRANTABLE CONDOS Condos in Fargo that agency guidelines will not take, financed on their own merits.
- SELF-EMPLOYED Self-employed Fargo investors underwritten on the property instead of two years of returns.
- VACATION RENTAL Short-term rental acquisitions and refinances in and around Fargo, underwritten on the asset.
- CASH OFFERS ONLY Cash-equivalent certainty for a Fargo offer that has to beat financed competition.
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LOAN PROGRAMS AVAILABLE IN FARGO
- 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 FARGO
- INDUSTRIAL & WAREHOUSE Industrial and last-mile logistics property in Cass County on bridge terms.
- HOSPITALITY: HOTEL & MOTEL Fargo hospitality assets financed through the renovation and back out again.
- SELF-STORAGE Self-storage acquisition and expansion in Cass County on bridge and commercial programs.
- LAND Cass County land held for development, financed on value and plan.
- MANUFACTURED HOMES Manufactured housing and park acquisitions in the Fargo market.
- ASSISTED LIVING Assisted living and residential care facilities in Fargo, purchase or refinance.
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HOW WE LEND IN FARGO
Most lenders compete on one line of that table. This one is built to hold every line at once, which is why a Fargo 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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FARGO 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...
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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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FARGO 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 Fargo and across Cass 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 Fargo 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 a Fargo 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 Cass County. Owner-occupied has its own program. If the Fargo asset produces or will produce value, there is usually a structure for it.
Property types -
Yes, from a fourplex up to a twenty-unit building. Loan Goat funds small multifamily throughout Fargo and Cass County, using bridge financing to acquire and stabilize and DSCR financing to hold long term. Underwriting is based on the building and its rents, closings run five to seven days, and the exit carries no prepayment penalty.
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The address, the purchase price or current value, what you owe, what you plan to do with the property and how you intend to pay the loan back. That is enough for a written quote. Full-doc income packages are not part of the low-doc programs, which is why a quote arrives in hours rather than weeks.
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Single-family rentals, condos, townhomes, two to four unit buildings, apartment buildings, mixed-use, retail, office, industrial and flex, self-storage, hospitality, manufactured housing and land. Business-purpose and non-owner-occupied is the core of the book, with owner-occupied handled under its own program.
Property types -
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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