Guides
Commercial financing, explained properly.
Plain language guides to how commercial mortgage decisions actually get made, written by the brokers who package these files, with the numbers lenders really use.
August 2026
DSCR: the number that sets your commercial loan amount.
How coverage ratios size your loan, with current lender minimums and a worked BC multifamily example.
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Construction draws: how the money actually arrives.
Cost to complete underwriting, a typical draw schedule, the 10% lien holdback and why draws stall.
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What a bridge loan really costs, and when it's still cheap.
The five cost components and a worked $2M example showing how a 10% rate becomes 15% all in.
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