Hard Money Loans are generally available to finance the following: dealer inventory, equipment purchases, leveraged buy outs, employee buyouts, retail, offices, warehouses, dry cleaners, gas stations, casinos, strip malls, manufacturing plants, restaurants, casinos, country clubs, manufacturing plants and a host of other projects. Money News.

A “commercial hard money lender” lends to a business or individual representing a business or corporation. Collateral can be a business property or residential investment property. A borrower’s residence may be considered as collateral as well. This form of security, including a personal residence as part of the collateral, is called a blanket mortgage brokers.