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Lendmire Research publishes analysis on mortgage markets, loan programs, and home financing trends — produced by Lendmire's editorial team and reviewed by our licensed mortgage professionals.

Cash-out Refinance On A Paid-off Home: Borrowing Against A Free-and-clear House

October 11, 2026October 3, 2026 by Lendmire Research
Cash-out Refinance On A Paid-off Home

Expect full underwriting on credit, income, assets and debt-to-income ratio. Program details are subject to lender guidelines and full file review.

Categories Cash-Out Refinance, Refinance Tags Cash-Out Refinance

Interest-only DSCR Refinance: Lowering The Payment To Lift The Coverage Ratio

October 11, 2026October 3, 2026 by Lendmire Research
Interest-only DSCR Refinance

It removes principal from the monthly obligation, so the same rent divides by a smaller number.

Categories DSCR Loans, Investment Properties, Refinance Strategies

Refinancing A Rental Property With A Second Lien In Place: Subordination Or Payoff

October 11, 2026October 3, 2026 by Lendmire Research
Refinancing A Rental Property With A Second Lien In Place

Refinancing A Rental Property With A Second Lien In Place: Subordination Or Payoff: what investors need to know about DSCR financing, from Lendmire.

Categories DSCR Loans, Investment Properties, Refinance Strategies

DSCR Refinance For A Rental With Coverage Below 1.00: The No-ratio Option

October 12, 2026October 3, 2026 by Lendmire Research
DSCR Refinance For A Rental With Coverage Below 1.00

One path keeps the coverage test and trims the loan size. The other, the no-ratio path, sets the test aside and qualifies you on credit and equity.

Categories DSCR Loans, Investment Properties, Refinance Strategies

The 40-year Interest-only DSCR Refinance: What The Longer Term Does To Coverage

October 11, 2026October 3, 2026 by Lendmire Research
The 40-year Interest-only DSCR Refinance

It lifts your coverage number during the first decade because the payment is smaller. It does not add a dollar of rent.

Categories DSCR Loans, Investment Properties, Refinance Strategies

Refinancing A Rental Property With A Below-market Lease: How The Market Rent Analysis Is Used

October 12, 2026October 3, 2026 by Lendmire Research
Refinancing A Rental Property With A Below-market Lease

On an occupied property, most programs use the lower of the two. If your lease sits below market, the lease sets the rent in the coverage math.

Categories DSCR Loans, Investment Properties, Refinance Strategies

Refinancing A Rental Held In An LLC: DSCR Vesting Rules For Entities

October 12, 2026October 3, 2026 by Lendmire Research
Refinancing A Rental Held In An LLC

The loan qualifies primarily on property-level rental income covering the payment, subject to lender guidelines.

Categories DSCR Loans, Investment Properties, Refinance Strategies

Refinancing A Rental From A Conventional Loan Into A DSCR Loan: When It Makes Sense

October 11, 2026October 3, 2026 by Lendmire Research
Refinancing A Rental From A Conventional Loan Into A DSCR Loan

A refinance doesn’t convert your old mortgage.

Categories DSCR Loans, Investment Properties, Refinance Strategies

STR Cash-out Refinance Reserves: Six Months And When The Proceeds Count

October 12, 2026October 3, 2026 by Lendmire Research
STR Cash-out Refinance Reserves

Some programs let net proceeds count and some require separately held, seasoned funds.

Categories Cash-Out Refinance, DSCR Loans, Investment Properties, Short-Term Rentals Tags Cash-Out Refinance, Short-Term Rental

Converting A Long-term Rental To Airbnb Before A Cash-out Refinance: What Changes In Underwriting

October 12, 2026October 3, 2026 by Lendmire Research
Converting A Long-term Rental To Airbnb Before A Cash-out Refinance

Before the switch, the file runs on lease rent or market rent.

Categories Cash-Out Refinance, DSCR Loans, Investment Properties, Short-Term Rentals Tags Cash-Out Refinance, Short-Term Rental

Cash-out Refinance On A Short-term Rental Held In An LLC: Title, Vesting And The Entity

October 12, 2026October 3, 2026 by Lendmire Research
Cash-out Refinance On A Short-term Rental Held In An LLC

Across the wholesale network, the loan is made to the LLC and a member signs a personal guaranty.

Categories Cash-Out Refinance, DSCR Loans, Investment Properties, Short-Term Rentals Tags Cash-Out Refinance, Short-Term Rental

DSCR Rate-and-term Refinance: Changing The Loan Without Touching The Equity

October 12, 2026October 3, 2026 by Lendmire Research
DSCR Rate-and-term Refinance

The new loan is sized to the old payoff plus closing costs.

Categories DSCR Loans, Investment Properties, Refinance Strategies

Airbnb Cash-out Refinance When Coverage Is Under 1.00: The Sub-1.00 STR Lane

October 12, 2026October 3, 2026 by Lendmire Research
Airbnb Cash-out Refinance When Coverage Is Under 1.00

Airbnb Cash-Out Refinance Low DSCR — Sometimes, but it is a narrow lane. Standard short-term rental programs start at 1.00 coverage.

Categories Cash-Out Refinance, DSCR Loans, Investment Properties, Short-Term Rentals Tags Cash-Out Refinance, Short-Term Rental

Cash-out Refinance On An Airbnb Vacation Rental: The 70% Ceiling And The 640 Floor Explained

October 12, 2026October 3, 2026 by Lendmire Research
Cash-out Refinance On An Airbnb Vacation Rental

Airbnb Vacation Rental Cash-Out Refinance — Usually, yes, if the property has real hosting history and the numbers cover the new payment.

Categories Cash-Out Refinance, DSCR Loans, Investment Properties, Short-Term Rentals Tags Cash-Out Refinance, Short-Term Rental

Seasonal Income And The STR Cash-out Refinance: How Twelve Months Of Bookings Are Read

October 12, 2026October 3, 2026 by Lendmire Research
Seasonal Income And The STR Cash-out Refinance

Your best summer doesn’t set your income.

Categories Cash-Out Refinance, DSCR Loans, Investment Properties, Short-Term Rentals Tags Cash-Out Refinance, Short-Term Rental
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