Borrower questions
Asked before the scenario, answered plainly.
Short answers to the questions borrowers usually have before moving forward, with a link wherever a topic deserves more detail.
29 questions

Is this a fit?
What kinds of loans does Alliance Portfolio make?
Private loans secured by California real estate: purchases against a deadline, bridge financing, refinance and cash-out, renovation and construction, second position, and situations a conventional lender will not underwrite.
Loan programsThe bank already said no, or I cannot wait for one. Is it worth sending?
Often, yes. The property, your equity and a defined exit carry the decision, so a bank timeline that does not work, or income documentation, ownership structure or property type that fails a lending box, does not end the conversation. The property and the structure still have to make sense.
Most of my capital is tied up in real estate. Can I still borrow?
That is a common reason borrowers come to Alliance Portfolio. Meaningful equity without immediate liquidity is a situation private lending is often able to address, provided the property and the exit support the request.
Loan programsCan my LLC or corporation be the borrower?
Yes. Alliance Portfolio lends to entities and on business-purpose transactions, and reads the property, the equity and the exit rather than a standard consumer profile. Confirm the entity and ownership details with us when you send the scenario.
Where does Alliance Portfolio lend?
Coastal California, principally Orange County, coastal Los Angeles, San Diego County and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Do you lend on a home the owner lives in?
Alliance Portfolio lends for business and investment purposes against investment and business-purpose property. If you are not sure which side your situation falls on, send the scenario and Alliance Portfolio will say.
The property and the scenario
What property types does Alliance Portfolio consider?
Residential, multifamily, commercial and land, held as investment or business-purpose collateral.
What makes a scenario strong?
A property you can describe plainly, real equity in it, and a defined exit, a sale, a refinance or completed work. Those three carry more weight than a polished package.
Can Alliance Portfolio bridge me until I sell or refinance?
That is one of the situations Alliance Portfolio sees most often: holding or acquiring a property while a sale or refinance completes, with the exit agreed at the outset, so you are not forced to sell before you are ready.
Loan programsCan I use equity in an existing property?
Yes, where the equity supports it. A refinance or cash-out against a property you already own can unlock capital, or retire a maturing loan, without selling it.
The property needs work, or the work is unfinished. Is that a problem?
No, that is a common reason borrowers come to Alliance Portfolio. Funding can be drawn against a scope and a schedule as the work proceeds.
How a loan worksDoes the property’s condition matter?
It is part of the read: the loan is written against what the property is worth today, not what the plan says it will be worth later.
What Alliance Portfolio needs from you
What do you need from me to take an initial look?
The basics: the property, the loan amount, current value, existing debt, purpose, timing, whether the borrower is an individual or an entity, and the exit. That’s enough for us to start the conversation. It’s not the full package.
How a loan worksWhat will you ask for later?
The evidence behind every loan: an independent appraisal, a preliminary title report, and the borrower package. Exactly what your transaction needs is confirmed with you up front rather than listed here.
Do you underwrite like a bank, credit, income, tax returns?
The read is different: the property, your equity and the exit carry the decision. What Alliance Portfolio asks of you is confirmed at the start, and nothing appears later that was not agreed.
How the process works
What happens after I submit the scenario?
The people who underwrite and fund the loan read it directly and tell you whether there is a path worth pursuing. If there is, Alliance Portfolio says what the file needs next and terms follow.
How a loan worksHow quickly can you tell me whether the transaction has a path?
Early, and before you assemble a package. The read comes from the people who can fund the loan, so the answer is direct: yes, no, or what it would take. No fixed day-count is quoted, because every scenario is its own case.
How fast can you close?
The timetable is the transaction’s, not a committee’s. Alliance Portfolio structures and funds directly, so the closing works to the deadline the deal is running against, provided the property, the structure and the exit hold up. No closing-time figure is quoted on this site.
Who am I actually dealing with?
Alliance Portfolio, the same firm originates, underwrites, funds and services the loan. There is no broker chain and no committee behind the person you speak to.
Closing and funding
How does closing work?
Through escrow and title, the same way any California real estate transaction closes: documents are signed, the deed of trust records, funds move.
What will it cost me?
Costs are set out in your loan documents before you sign. Nothing appears at signing that wasn’t agreed. No fee, point or rate is quoted on this site because terms are set transaction by transaction.
When is the money actually available?
At funding, through escrow, once documents record. The mechanics are standard; what varies is the transaction, not the process.
After closing
Who do I deal with after funding?
The same people. Alliance Portfolio services its own loans, so payments, questions and anything the transaction needs mid-term go to the people who structured it.
How do construction draws work?
Against the scope and schedule agreed in the structure, administered by Alliance Portfolio. The exact procedure for your loan is confirmed before closing.
What if the original exit takes longer than expected?
Talk to Alliance Portfolio early if the sale or refinance is moving. An extension is considered on its own merits, never assumed, and the servicing and lending decisions sit with the same people.
What happens when I pay the loan off?
The payoff is calculated, the deed of trust is reconveyed, and the loan ends the way it was structured to.
Getting started
What is the first step?
Tell us what you’re trying to accomplish. Send the basics, or call. Either way you reach the people who make the decision.
Does sending a scenario commit me to anything?
No. A scenario is a conversation, not an application.
I am a broker with a client scenario.
Alliance Portfolio works with brokers directly and the client relationship stays yours.
For brokersNo questions match that. Clear the search, or call Alliance Portfolio on (949) 349-1322.
The rest is answered by sending it.
The property, the timing and what the loan has to accomplish, and you will hear back from the people who make the decision.