© WHERE WE LEND OAKLAND · CA
HARD MONEY LENDER OAKLAND
A direct lender for Oakland deals that banks will not touch, priced on the asset, not the paperwork.
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Oakland trades block by block more than almost any market in California. Rockridge and Temescal command the premium, the Oakland Hills price on view and access, Fruitvale and West Oakland have carried the renovation frontier for years, and Jack London Square and Uptown hold the warehouse and loft inventory. Alameda County's center of gravity.
Oakland sits in Alameda County, California, and Loan Goat lends on investment property across the whole of it. The same programs run in Berkeley, San Francisco and Richmond, so an investor working a corridor rather than a single ZIP code keeps one lender, one quote format and one set of terms across every file.
Being headquartered in San Diego is an advantage on an Oakland deal, not a limitation. The capital is in house, the underwriting is done by the people who fund the loan, and the answer comes back in hours. A 5.0 Google rating across 150+ reviews is the record on delivering that.
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WHAT DO OAKLAND HARD MONEY LOANS COST
Cost on an Oakland 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 Oakland 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.
The ranges above are what is actually available. Send the Oakland 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 OAKLAND
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Certainty is the product. An Oakland borrower gets written terms, in-house capital and one person who can say yes. Nothing is sold to a warehouse line mid-process and nothing is re-priced at the closing table, which is why the review record reads 5.0 across 150+ reviews.
Victorians and craftsman bungalows through the flats, 1920s courtyard apartment buildings along the main corridors, hillside homes on sloped lots, and brick and timber warehouse buildings near the estuary that convert well. None of that is unusual here; it is the normal book.
Renovation flips on neglected Victorians, two to four unit value-add across the flats, and industrial or warehouse conversion near Jack London Square for investors with patience. Hillside properties reward buyers who budget for access and drainage. 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
OAKLAND DEALS, FUNDED FROM SAN DIEGO.
Alameda 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.
© LOAN SCENARIOS OAKLAND · CA
MOST COMMON OAKLAND LOAN SCENARIOS
- 1031 EXCHANGE Bridge money that lets an Oakland replacement property close inside the 45 and 180 day windows.
- AUCTION & HUBZU Oakland auction buys where the deposit is up and the clock is already running.
- BANKRUPTCY BUYOUT Buying out a partner or a plan on Oakland real estate, funded on the equity in the asset.
- BANK STATEMENT LOANS Deposits instead of tax returns for self-employed buyers working Alameda County.
- FORECLOSURE AUCTION Courthouse and trustee sale purchases in Alameda County, funded on the asset and the plan.
- FOREIGN NATIONAL Foreign national buyers acquiring Oakland investment property without a US credit file.
- NON-WARRANTABLE CONDOS Non-warrantable Alameda County condo units where the HOA or the investor concentration killed the conventional loan.
- SELF-EMPLOYED Business owners buying in Oakland whose write-offs make a bank file impossible.
- VACATION RENTAL Oakland vacation rental purchases where the projected income does the work.
- CASH OFFERS ONLY Sellers in Oakland who will only look at cash get a proof of funds that holds up.
© LOAN PROGRAMS NINE WAYS TO CLOSE
LOAN PROGRAMS AVAILABLE IN OAKLAND
- 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 OAKLAND · CA
PROPERTY TYPES WE FINANCE IN OAKLAND
- LAND Entitled and unentitled parcels around Oakland on the land program.
- MANUFACTURED HOMES Alameda County manufactured home communities on bridge and commercial terms.
- ASSISTED LIVING Oakland care facilities bridged through licensing and stabilization.
- AGRICULTURAL Agricultural land and operations outside Oakland underwritten on the asset.
- CANNABIS Cannabis-use property in Oakland where conventional lenders will not participate.
- AUTOMOTIVE & GAS STATION Alameda County fuel and automotive sites, purchase and refinance.
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HOW WE LEND IN OAKLAND
The comparison is the operating rulebook: high leverage, speed to close, capital that is actually there, low documentation, in-house processing and a rate the deal earns. When a bank says no on an Oakland file, this desk looks at the property. When the deal does not pencil, you hear it before the appraisal is ordered.
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OAKLAND 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...
LUIS GONZALEZ
© QUESTIONS OAKLAND · CA
OAKLAND 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 Oakland and across Alameda 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 Oakland 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 Oakland 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 Alameda County. Owner-occupied has its own program. If the Oakland asset produces or will produce value, there is usually a structure for it.
Property types -
Yes. Commercial and bridge programs both handle conversion projects, and Oakland in Alameda County has the older industrial building stock that suits them. We underwrite the asset, the budget and the exit rather than your tax returns. Business purpose bridge reaches $25,000,000, and one decision maker means the answer comes back quickly.
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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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OAKLAND, ROUTED FROM SAN DIEGO HQ.
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- Lending footprint, 46 states
- Home markets: California and Arizona
- San Diego headquarters
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