© WHERE WE LEND SOUTH PORTLAND · ME
HARD MONEY LENDER SOUTH PORTLAND
South Portland bridge, flip and DSCR money from a lender that answers the phone and closes on time.
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South Portland sits directly across the Fore River from Portland and gives investors the same labor market at a slightly easier entry point. Knightville and Mill Creek hold the walkable older blocks, Willard Beach carries the coastal premium, and the Maine Mall district anchors the retail and commercial side of Cumberland County.
Loan Goat funds South Portland deals the way it funds Maine deals generally, on the asset. Cumberland County is the working radius, and the same terms extend to Portland, Lewiston and Auburn when the next opportunity lands one town over.
The whole point of a private lender is that the deal decides the answer. On South Portland property that means value, exit and plan, reviewed by the same desk that releases the funds. Veteran-owned, in business since 2022, 1.3K+ loans closed.
© THE COST SOUTH PORTLAND · ME
WHAT DO SOUTH PORTLAND HARD MONEY LOANS COST
Cost on a South Portland 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 a South Portland 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. A South Portland deal gets priced inside them once the property and the exit are on the table, usually the same day the file is opened.
© WHY LOAN GOAT SOUTH PORTLAND · ME
WHY LOAN GOAT IN SOUTH PORTLAND
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A private lender earns its rate by being fast and being sure. On South Portland property that shows up as a written quote the same day, an appraisal ordered only once the terms are agreed, and a wire inside a week. The rate buys the speed and the certainty.
Post-war capes and ranches make up most of the housing, with older cottages and compact singles near Willard Beach and a scattering of two and three-unit wood-frame buildings through Knightville and the streets off Broadway. None of that is unusual here; it is the normal book.
Cape and ranch renovations resell quickly to buyers priced out of the Portland peninsula. Small multifamily in Knightville holds steady, and coastal-adjacent property near Willard Beach supports short-term rental through the warm months. 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
SOUTH PORTLAND DEALS, FUNDED FROM SAN DIEGO.
Cumberland 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 SOUTH PORTLAND · ME
MOST COMMON SOUTH PORTLAND LOAN SCENARIOS
- 1031 EXCHANGE Bridge money that lets a South Portland replacement property close inside the 45 and 180 day windows.
- AUCTION & HUBZU South Portland auction buys where the deposit is up and the clock is already running.
- BANKRUPTCY BUYOUT Buying out a partner or a plan on South Portland real estate, funded on the equity in the asset.
- BANK STATEMENT LOANS Deposits instead of tax returns for self-employed buyers working Cumberland County.
- FORECLOSURE AUCTION Courthouse and trustee sale purchases in Cumberland County, funded on the asset and the plan.
- FOREIGN NATIONAL Foreign national buyers acquiring South Portland investment property without a US credit file.
- NON-WARRANTABLE CONDOS Non-warrantable Cumberland County condo units where the HOA or the investor concentration killed the conventional loan.
- SELF-EMPLOYED Business owners buying in South Portland whose write-offs make a bank file impossible.
- VACATION RENTAL South Portland vacation rental purchases where the projected income does the work.
- CASH OFFERS ONLY Sellers in South Portland who will only look at cash get a proof of funds that holds up.
© LOAN PROGRAMS NINE WAYS TO CLOSE
LOAN PROGRAMS AVAILABLE IN SOUTH PORTLAND
- 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 SOUTH PORTLAND · ME
PROPERTY TYPES WE FINANCE IN SOUTH PORTLAND
- OFFICE South Portland office assets being repositioned or bridged to a conventional exit.
- MANUFACTURED HOMES Cumberland County manufactured home communities on bridge and commercial terms.
- ASSISTED LIVING South Portland care facilities bridged through licensing and stabilization.
- AGRICULTURAL Agricultural land and operations outside South Portland underwritten on the asset.
- CANNABIS Cannabis-use property in South Portland where conventional lenders will not participate.
- AUTOMOTIVE & GAS STATION Cumberland County fuel and automotive sites, purchase and refinance.
© THE APPROACH SOUTH PORTLAND · ME
HOW WE LEND IN SOUTH PORTLAND
Most lenders compete on one line of that table. This one is built to hold every line at once, which is why a South Portland 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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SOUTH PORTLAND 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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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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© QUESTIONS SOUTH PORTLAND · ME
SOUTH PORTLAND 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 South Portland and across Cumberland 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 South Portland 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 South Portland 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.
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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 Cumberland County. Owner-occupied has its own program. If the South Portland asset produces or will produce value, there is usually a structure for it.
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Two and three-unit buildings in South Portland and Cumberland County finance easily on business-purpose terms, through bridge or fix and flip for the work and a DSCR rental loan once tenants are in. Loan Goat underwrites the building, not the borrower, so light documentation is fine. Bridge goes to 75% LTV from 9.00%, and paying off early costs nothing.
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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.
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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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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.
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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
© WHERE WE LEND SOUTH PORTLAND · ME
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- Lending footprint, 46 states
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