Income types

DSCR loans for 1 to 4 unit rentals.

Investors financing a rental on the property’s income, with no employment or tax returns on the application.

8 cakes take DSCR, 1 to 4 units.

Every cake with a published matrix for this income type, largest loan first. Open one for its limits and matrix.

  • Coffee Cake

    640+ · 80% LTV · to $3.5M

    No ratio allowed

  • Cup Cake

    620+ · 85% LTV · to $3M

    No ratio allowed

  • Bundt Cake

    640+ · 85% LTV · to $3M

    No ratio allowed

  • Pound Cake

    660+ · 85% LTV · to $3M

    No ratio allowed

  • Sponge Cake

    620+ · 80% LTV · to $3M

    No ratio allowed

  • Velvet Cake

    660+ · 80% LTV · to $3M

    Minimum 1.0 ratio required

  • Cheese Cake

    680+ · 80% LTV · to $3M

    Minimum 0.8 ratio required

  • Funnel Cake

    640+ · 80% LTV · to $2.5M

    Minimum 0.75 ratio required

What the file needs.

Gross rent divided by the qualifying payment: PITIA, or ITIA on interest-only. Rent is the higher of the lease or the 1007/1025 market rent when they are within 20%.

  • A lease, or market rent on Form 1007/1025 from the appraiser
  • Short-term rentals qualify on 12 months of platform or bank statements, or an AirDNA report on purchases
  • A business purpose and occupancy affidavit
  • Experienced investors show a year of property management history; first-time investors are eligible
  • No-ratio DSCR is available on some cakes; the matrix sets the limits

From the DSCR guidelines, version 5.0, section 2, 3.1 to 3.8. The guidelines and matrix govern every file.

Read the guidelines (PDF, opens in a new tab)

Check a scenario.

Move the score, LTV, and loan amount. The cakes that take it line up.

How the borrower documents income

680
80%
$1M

8 cakes take this file

  • Coffee Cake640+ · 80% · $3.5M
  • Cup Cake620+ · 85% · $3M
  • Bundt Cake640+ · 85% · $3M
  • Pound Cake660+ · 85% · $3M
  • Sponge Cake620+ · 80% · $3M
  • Velvet Cake660+ · 80% · $3M
  • Cheese Cake680+ · 80% · $3M
  • Funnel Cake640+ · 80% · $2.5M

Limits from the published matrices. The guidelines govern every file.

Other ways to document income

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