Outline of Block Island

Loan programs

Every loan is placed with one of our wholesale lending partners. We choose the lender by fit, then by price. These are the programs we arrange most often.

Conventional purchase

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac eligible loans for primary residences. Fixed and adjustable rates, low down payment options for qualified first-time buyers, and loan amounts up to the conforming limit for Rhode Island.

Jumbo

Loan amounts above the conforming limit, common for island and coastal homes. Several jumbo lenders, so a file that one lender declines often fits another.

Second home and vacation home

Financing for a home you will use yourself part of the year. Lenders differ on how much seasonal rental use they allow and how they treat the rental income; we match you to the one that fits your plan.

Rate-and-term refinance

Replace your current loan with a lower rate, a different term, or a fixed rate in place of an adjustable one.

Cash-out refinance

Borrow against equity for a renovation, a second property, or to consolidate other debt.

Investment property

Conventional loans on one-to-four unit rentals, including year-round and seasonal rentals. Rental income is documented with leases, tax returns, or an appraiser's rent schedule depending on the lender.

Island and coastal properties

Houses on Block Island and along the Rhode Island shore raise questions that many lenders are not set up to answer. We work through these up front so they do not surface in underwriting.

Comparable sales
Few sales a year on the island. We brief the appraiser and the lender on what to expect.
Seasonal rental income
Some lenders count it, some do not. We place the loan where it counts.
Well, septic, cesspool
Lender requirements vary; we confirm them before you spend on inspections.
Flood zones
Flood insurance is built into the budget and the approval from day one.
Access and condition
Private roads, unheated spaces, and older construction handled lender by lender.

Not sure which program fits?

Describe the property and what you want to do, and we will tell you which lenders fit before you apply anywhere.