Hard Money for Hard Times

Avatar Financial Group. Your fast, reliable hard money bridge lender in the Southwest.

Since 2003, Avatar Financial Group has offered flexible solutions for nonconforming income-producing real estate to borrowers who may not meet bank standards and need to obtain financing fast. Challenging times call for experts who can meet market needs in all conditions. Avatar provides certainty to borrowers looking to streamline the financing process to purchase or refinance commercial real estate and avoid many of the regulatory constraints that large banks and institutional lenders are now facing. We work with sponsors in the U.S. Southwest (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah) to provide financing solutions to access capital quickly.

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Southwest Recent Loan Transactions

7mm

$7MM – Office Building – Santa Fe, New Mexico

Loan Amount: $7,000,000
LTV: 66%
Term: 24 months

$4.750MM - Student Housing Properties - Portales, New Mexico & Roswell, New Mexico

Loan Amount: $4,750,000
LTV: 54%
Term: 2 years

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$8.95MM - Storage Facility- American Fork, Utah

Loan Amount: $8,950,000
LTV: 64%
Term: 2 years

COMMERCIAL HARD MONEY

RATES + TERMS

Minimum Loan Amount

$1 Million

Maximum Loan Amount

$35+ Million

Interest Rate

9.99% - 10.99+%

Fees

2-3%

Timing

2-3 week closings

Maximum Loan to Value

65%

Maximum Loan to Purchase Price

65%

Yield Maintenance

Negotiable

Recourse

Typically Required

Lien Position

1st

Maximum Maturity                     

2 years

Minimum Personal FICO Score

650

Acceptable Markets

Nationwide in urban/suburban markets with population of 50,000+

Property Types Considered

Office, Industrial Flex or Warehouse, Retail, Mobile Home Parks, Hospitality, Multifamily, Self-Storage.

Avatar Financial Group | Who We Are

Avatar Financial Group was founded in 2003 and provides real estate bridge loans for borrowers with capital needs that are not being met by traditional lenders because they don’t meet stringent bank standards or simply don’t have time to wait. With two decades in the business of commercial lending, Avatar’s co-founders, CEO Jerry Zevenbergen and President T.R. Hazelrigg, IV, have operated in every market cycle and completed hundreds of financing transactions totaling $1B+ in loans. Along with a veteran team of commercial real estate mortgage lending professionals, their experience and integrity guide them in serving clients and providing quick and efficient funding when expedience counts.

Jerry

Jerry Zevenbergen | CEO & Co-Founder

Prior to founding Avatar in 2003, Jerry was CEO of a private lending company where he facilitated the expansion of lending activities from the local market to a national platform and doubled the portfolio to nearly $200 million. He was previously a Partner at Moss Adams, a West Coast CPA and business advisory firm. At Avatar, Jerry manages loan origination and underwriting, including oversight of loan servicing, banking relationships, accounting and budgeting.

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T.R. Hazelrigg, IV | President & Co-Founder

With over 25 years in the structured finance industry, T.R. has built a nationwide network of real estate brokers, appraisers, mortgage brokers, investors and even competitors that provide Avatar with consistent, high-quality loan volume. T.R. is instrumental in raising both institutional and family office capital for the company. In addition, his responsibilities include loan origination and credit analysis as well as structuring Avatar’s national debt strategies.