DSCR Lender Fees: Cheapest Loan or Least Cash to Close?

This topic gets brought up frequently, and it usually means one of two things: you want the loan that costs the least, or you want to bring the least cash to closing. Those are different questions with different answers, and they often pull in opposite directions. Paying points up front can lower your rate, while a loan with fewer fees at closing often carries a higher rate. Know which one you're solving for, and get both answers from every lender.

If you want the cheapest loan

The only figure that decides which loan is cheaper is the total cost of the capital over the time you actually hold the loan. A loan advertised with "no broker fees" can easily be the more expensive one once the rate, points, non-broker lender fees, and third-party fees are counted. And a quote with a visible broker fee line can easily be the cheaper one. It just comes down to looking at the full picture.

Ask every lender the same four questions and write the answers side by side: what's the rate, what are the points or broker fees, what are the additional lender fees, and what will the third-party fees be? The quote that wins on one line often loses on the total.

If you want the least cash at closing

Get a written estimate of your cash to close from every lender, and ask: what are your escrow requirements for prepaid interest (if any), insurance, and taxes? Those escrows, points or broker fees, lender fees, third-party fees, and your down payment on a purchase make up most of what you'll bring to closing. The lowest rate doesn't always come with the least cash to close.

What we'll tell you

We're an investment-property lender and loan broker in New Bern, NC, working with real estate investors across North Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia. Tell us which matters more on this deal, lowest cost or least cash to close, and we'll walk you through both in plain numbers, so you can put ours next to anyone else's. DSCR loans here qualify on the property's rent (no tax returns, no W-2s), with 30-year fixed options, and the loan doesn't report on your personal credit.

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