Loans are
the most common solutions to finance a project.
Depending
on the type of project and its duration, specific terms have to be
negotiated.
The
projected cash flow will dictate the way the capital will be injected
and the way the capital will be repaid.
The
cash flow projections must to be carefully prepared and will have to
be based on solid revenues and expenditures assumptions.
Loan guarantee
Any
loan will have to be guaranteed by a collateral. In real estate and
tourism projects, the collateral will be usually
a property owned by the entrepreneur, but may be extended by other
available assets.
Due diligence costs
The
property used as collateral will have to be appraised by a company
specified by
the lender. Other due diligence will also be performed by the lender's
appointed party, and the costs of these operations will have to be on
the borrower's account.
The
lender will issue an initial intention to finance the project, but
please have always in mind, that no lender will commit to a loan
without having performed the necessary due diligence.
If
you are not prepared to pay for the due diligence costs, you must not
submit your loan application, as you, and all the parties, will be
loosing time. This is true for any lender in any part of the
world.
Due
diligence costs will vary according to geographical location and
project complexity. International loans have obviously higher due
diligence costs than national or local loans.
Due
diligence costs will have to be paid to the lender or directly to the
performer agent appointed by the lender.
Our company will not receive any
money or compensation related with due diligence costs.
We are not neither a
broker nor a financial intermediary. We act as the client's
consultant, fully aware of the characteristics of the project,
and support the
entrepreneur against inappropriate finance terms, which could
severely cut on the project rentability.
Our fees
We obey to a strict
ethical code that doesn't allow us to charge anything outside the
boundaries of our performed service. We do
not charge any upfront fees.
Our
client will have to pay only a success fee, at the time of the closing
of the finance agreement.
The
borrower must sign an agreement with our company stating the success
fee to apply, and must also write a letter authorizing the lender to
deduct that fee from the loan amount.
We
charge a success fee that varies between 1% and 3% of the loan amount,
depending on the size of the loan.
Documentation
If
you intend to submit a loan application, some documentation will be
necessary. That documentation varies according to the project
characteristics and the type of loan.
You
need to introduce your project, sending an executive summary with a
short description on the most important aspects of the project, the
amount of the loan and the way how loan proceeds will be invested.
If
the executive summary has an initial good acceptance from a lender, be
prepared to deliver a detailed business plan explaining the full
project specifics.
You
must also assemble all documentation regarding the property
ownership and the relevant approvals by the local or state authorities.
It
will also be necessary that you present an updated report with the
accounts of your company for the last three years.
Other types of real estate financing
Other simple or complex real estate financing structuring can be configured
and submitted to our international finance relationships, to obtain the
proposals that best fit the project needs.
Despite
the fact that real estate is not usualy much attractive to Venture
Capital, there are private investors , especially in USA, who are very
active in this segment. We have access to international souces who can
be contacted to judge about the potential interest on a new partnership.