Sba Loan

My husband bought an investment property in 2003 for $182,000 with a mortgage of $160,000; the property is now worth $330,000. In 2004 we bought a family home for $385,000 with a mortgage of $300,000. The value of our family home is still steady and not increasing like our investment property. We are planning to get a $180,000 business loan within the next two years. Is there any way to get the business loan without selling any of our properties?

Your total equity in the properties is about $255,000, so you will be pushing to get an additional loan of $180,000 from your bankers unless you can show the business you are buying has a very good cash flow. I suggest you pour all your resources into reducing the non-deductible debt on the family home, so you will be in a better position when the time comes to apply for the business loan.

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