The quick read: Compare Greensboro hard money lenders on the same five lines — points, rate, purchase-and-rehab leverage, draw mechanics and extension fee — then weigh every quote against how much new single-family housing is entering the Greensboro-High Point metro, because that new supply is what your flipped house competes against at resale. Summing the Census Bureau's not-seasonally-adjusted monthly building-permit counts for the metro, published through the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, puts 1-unit permits at 2,513 in 2021, 2,288 in 2022, 2,296 in 2023, 2,316 in 2024 and 2,558 in 2025. The lowest rate on the table loses if the draw schedule, the rehab leverage and the loan term cannot absorb a resale that takes longer than planned.
What should you compare first on a Greensboro hard money term sheet?
The first comparison on any Greensboro hard money term sheet is the all-in cost over your realistic hold, meaning points plus interest plus draw and extension fees, measured against how much of the purchase price and the rehab budget the lender actually funds.
That matters because a quote with a low headline rate and thin rehab funding can end up costing more than a quote with a higher rate and fuller rehab coverage. Put every quote on the same worksheet, line for line, before you decide.
Points: the origination charge as a percent of the loan, paid at closing
Rate: the note rate, and whether interest accrues on the full commitment or only on funds drawn
Purchase leverage: the loan as a share of purchase price or as-is value
Rehab funding: the share of the rehab budget financed, and any cap measured against after-repair value (ARV)
Draw mechanics: the inspection fee, who orders the inspector, and days from request to funding
Extension fee: the cost of each extension and the conditions attached to it
Published ranges are wide, general, and not specific to Greensboro. NerdWallet's guide to hard money business loans (updated March 10, 2026) says hard money lenders "typically offer loan amounts with LTVs that range from 50% to 75%," and the Corporate Finance Institute (June 22, 2021) puts the typical loan at "65% to 75% of the collateral asset's value," repaid "within one to five years." Neither source breaks that range out by metro or by lender type, so treat any "average rate" quoted on a lender or directory page as a vendor claim and compare the actual term sheets in front of you. For the mechanics of purchase-and-rehab financing generally, see how fix-and-flip loans work in commercial real estate.
How do the four hard money lender types compare for a Greensboro rehab?
This framework sorts Greensboro purchase-and-rehab lenders into four types — local private lenders, national fix-and-flip lenders, debt funds and community-bank rehab lines — and compares how each prices the loan, funds rehab, inspects draws and prices extensions, so you can structure your questions to each one the same way.
It is an evaluation framework, not a ranking, and no dated public source segments leverage, points or rate by lender type for any single North Carolina metro.
| Lender type (framework, not a ranking) | Points and rate | Purchase and rehab leverage | Draw mechanics | Extension fee | Published, dated benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local private lender | Quoted per deal | Ask whether rehab is financed or must come from your equity | Ask who inspects and how fast funds release after a request | Ask the cost and whether it is written into the note | No lender-type-specific dated benchmark found (general ranges are in the section above) |
| National fix-and-flip lender | Quoted per deal | Ask for the purchase share, rehab share and ARV cap separately | Ask the third-party inspection fee and turnaround time | Ask whether extensions are pre-agreed or discretionary | No lender-type-specific dated benchmark found (general ranges are in the section above) |
| Debt fund | Quoted per deal | Ask whether leverage is set on cost, as-is value or ARV | Ask the rules for moving budget between line items | Ask about completion or value tests tied to extending | No dated public benchmark found |
| Community-bank rehab line | Quoted per relationship | Bank policy, under federal supervisory LTV limits | The bank's construction-draw process | Renewal through credit review | Supervisory loan-to-value limits, not typical terms (interagency guidelines, OCC copy at 12 CFR Part 34, Appendix A, 2025 edition): bank internal limits "should not exceed" 85% for 1- to 4-family construction, 80% for commercial and multifamily construction, 85% for improved property; the guidelines allow loan-by-loan exceptions, with commercial and multifamily exceptions held within 30% of total capital |
No dated public source we found segments leverage, points or rates by lender type for Greensboro, so the general NerdWallet and Corporate Finance Institute ranges above stay the baseline instead of a lender-type row. The "Quoted per deal" and "Quoted per relationship" entries are deliberate: a figure copied from a single lender's marketing page is not a benchmark. For the loan product itself, see the hard money loan page.
Why does new single-family construction change a Greensboro flip's resale math?
New single-family construction changes a Greensboro flip's resale math because every newly permitted house becomes a competing listing your eventual buyer could choose instead, so a metro issuing more 1-unit permits is adding more comparable new inventory for an appraiser and a buyer to weigh against your renovated house, while a metro issuing fewer permits is adding less.
The trend does not set your sale price, but it sets how much freshly built competition you are up against when you list.
Summing the twelve not-seasonally-adjusted monthly permit counts the Census Bureau publishes for the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area in FRED series GREE637BP1FH (1-unit structures; data vintage updated September 24, 2026) gives these annual totals:
2021: 2,513 single-family permits
2022: 2,288 single-family permits
2023: 2,296 single-family permits
2024: 2,316 single-family permits
2025: 2,558 single-family permits
Permits dipped from 2021 into 2022, held roughly flat through 2023 and 2024, then rose again in 2025. That is a supply signal, not a price forecast: a rising count does not mean resale prices will fall, and a falling count does not mean they will rise. It is one more input to weigh alongside your own comps, days-on-market data and local absorption, and it is the kind of input a lender sizing your ARV should be weighing too.
Which draw and extension terms matter most when new supply is competing for your buyer?
Draw speed and a priced extension clause matter most when new supply is competing for your buyer, because a slower-than-expected sale pushes you past your original loan term, and every month past maturity is priced by the extension clause rather than by the headline note rate you compared at closing. Negotiate those clauses before you compare price.
Ask every lender the same five questions:
Draw inspection: who orders it, the fee per draw, and the days from request to funding
Budget reallocation: whether savings on one line can fund an unexpected repair found during rehab
Interest on undrawn funds: whether you pay interest on the full commitment or only on funded dollars
Extension: the cost, the length, and whether it requires a new appraisal or a completion test
Exit test: whether the ARV the lender sizes to assumes a buyer competing against the metro's current new-home supply, not last year's comps
A lender that funds draws quickly, allows reallocation into an unexpected repair, and writes a priced extension into the note is protecting your exit, even when its rate is not the lowest on the table. A lender with a low rate and a discretionary extension can turn a slow resale into a default notice.
What should a Greensboro investor have ready before asking hard money lenders for terms?
A Greensboro investor should have the purchase contract, a line-item rehab budget, current comparable sales, and a sense of how much new single-family supply is entering the metro ready before calling lenders, so every quote prices the same scope and the term sheets stay comparable side by side. Gather these before the first call, not after the first quote arrives.
Property: address, parcel number and year built
Rehab: line-item budget, contractor bid and timeline
Market: recent comparable sales and the metro's current single-family permit trend
Exit: sale comps and the financing your target buyer will use, or a refinance plan
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The bottom line
Compare Greensboro hard money lenders on points, rate, purchase-and-rehab leverage, draw mechanics and extension fees, using the same worksheet for every quote. Then weigh the metro's new-construction trend: Greensboro-High Point single-family permits ran 2,513 in 2021, dipped to a 2,288–2,316 range through 2022–2024, and rose to 2,558 in 2025, per Census data published through FRED. That tells you how much newly built competition your flip faces at resale, not what it will sell for — so pick the lender whose draws and extensions can absorb a slower sale, not just the one with the lowest rate.