1. Executive Summary
Markham clients, both self-employed, were dealing with serious legal issues and had a massive legal liability that needed to be paid immediately. If they did not pay it, they could have faced further legal trouble and a lien against their home. Their credit was low, and the verifiable income on their T1s and T2s was not enough to qualify on the A side. Their credit was also too low for the B side. We arranged a private mortgage on their primary residence and added a collateral charge on their rental property for additional comfort to the lender. The planned exit was to sell a property back home and use the proceeds to pay off the private lender.
2. Borrower Profile
The borrowers were self-employed husband and wife homeowners in Markham, Ontario. They had low credit scores and insufficient verifiable income on their personal and corporate tax documents for institutional financing. They were facing a major legal liability that required urgent payment. Borrower identities, business details, income, credit scores, legal case details, liability amount, and lender name are not disclosed.
3. Property Profile
The main mortgage security was the borrowers’ primary residence in Markham, Ontario. The clients also owned a rental property, which was used as additional collateral through a collateral charge. Exact addresses, property values, existing mortgage balances, new mortgage amount, loan-to-value, rate, fees, and lender name are not disclosed.
4. The Challenge
The file was urgent and high-risk. The clients needed to pay a large legal liability immediately, but their income and credit profile did not fit A-lender or B-lender requirements. The legal issue also created a potential lien risk against the home. A lender had to be comfortable not only with the primary residence but also with the exit strategy and additional security.
5. Why Conventional Solutions Failed
A-lender financing was not available because the clients’ verifiable income on T1s and T2s did not support the file. B-lender financing was also not viable because the clients’ credit scores were too low for the lender options available. The legal liability created urgency, and waiting for income improvement or credit repair was not realistic. The file required private lending focused on equity, collateral, urgency, and exit strategy.
6. Our Analysis
Our analysis focused on risk explanation and lender comfort. The clients had a serious legal liability that had to be paid quickly. If not addressed, the liability could have escalated into further legal trouble and potentially a lien against the home. Since income and credit did not support institutional lending, the key was to give a private lender sufficient security and a credible repayment path. The primary residence provided the main security, while the rental property collateral charge gave the lender additional comfort.
7. Financing Structure
The file was structured as a private mortgage secured against the clients’ primary residence. A collateral charge was also registered against the rental property to provide additional security to the lender. The funds were used to pay the legal liability. The planned exit was the sale of a property back home, with proceeds intended to repay the private lender. Public details do not disclose the lender name, mortgage amount, rate, term, fees, property values, combined security value, liability amount, or foreign property details.
8. Why the Solution Worked
The solution worked because the lender was given both a clear use of funds and additional collateral. The use of funds was urgent and specific: paying a legal liability before it created further consequences. The additional rental property collateral reduced lender risk beyond the primary residence alone. The exit strategy also gave the file a repayment story: the borrowers planned to sell a property back home and use those proceeds to discharge the private mortgage.
9. Key Lessons
- Low credit and insufficient T1/T2 income can make both A-lender and B-lender financing unavailable.
- Private lending may be the only option when funds are urgently needed and institutional lenders cannot approve the file.
- Legal liabilities can become mortgage problems if they create lien risk against the property.
- Additional collateral can sometimes help a private lender approve a difficult file.
- A collateral charge should be reviewed carefully because it exposes another property to lender security.
- Private mortgages for legal liabilities should have a clear exit strategy from the beginning.
- Sale of property abroad can be an exit strategy, but timing, legal process, currency movement, and fund transfer must be considered.
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