Qualify on the rent, not your tax returns.
Investment-property loans underwritten on the asset's cash flow — no personal income documentation. Built for investors scaling a portfolio who'd rather qualify on rent than paperwork.
DSCR & business-purpose at a glance
- No tax returns, W-2s, or employment verification
- Qualify on the property's debt-service coverage
- 1–4 unit, multifamily, and portfolios
- Close in an LLC
- 30-year fixed, ARM, and interest-only options
Ideal for: buy-and-hold investors, portfolio builders, and self-employed operators who write off aggressively or have maxed conventional financing.
How DSCR qualification works
DSCR — debt-service coverage ratio — is the property's monthly rent divided by its full monthly payment: principal, interest, taxes, insurance, and any HOA or association dues. A 1.0x ratio means the rent exactly covers the payment; 1.25x means a 25% cushion. Lenders price off that ratio, your credit, and the leverage. Your personal income never enters the file.
That's the entire point. No tax returns, no W-2s, no employment verification, no debt-to-income calculation. Self-employed investors who write off aggressively, and portfolio builders who've hit the conventional ten-property ceiling, qualify on the deal instead of the paperwork.
Built for how investors actually operate
DSCR loans close in an LLC — keeping the property off your personal credit and inside your liability structure, which most conventional investor programs won't allow. They cover 1–4 unit residential and small multifamily, with 30-year fixed, ARM, and interest-only structures on the menu.
For properties that don't cash flow on paper yet — a value-add or a seasonal market — no-ratio programs lend without a coverage requirement at all, priced accordingly. The trade-off for the documentation flexibility is a modest rate premium, but for an investor who can't qualify conventionally, the real comparison isn't DSCR versus conventional — it's DSCR versus not doing the deal.
DSCR questions, answered.
What DSCR ratio do I need to qualify?
Most programs want 1.0x or better — rent covering the full payment. Stronger ratios earn better pricing, and no-ratio programs exist for properties that don't cover yet, at higher down payment or rate. Below 1.0x, expect a larger down payment.
Can I close a DSCR loan in an LLC?
Yes — most DSCR lenders prefer it. The loan is underwritten to the property and personally guaranteed, but title and the note sit with your entity, which conventional investor loans typically don't allow.
Do DSCR loans require tax returns?
No. There's no personal income documentation, no W-2s, and no employment verification. Qualification is the property's cash flow, your credit score, and the loan-to-value.
How much down payment do DSCR loans require?
Typically 20–25% on a purchase, with the best pricing at 25%+. Your credit score and the coverage ratio move the requirement — a 1.25x+ DSCR with strong credit unlocks the most leverage.
Scaling a portfolio? Let's price it.
Send us the property and the rent and we'll come back with real terms — no cost, no obligation, no credit pull to start.