Pennsylvania Coverage

Hard Money Lenders in Pennsylvania

Bridge loans for the flip. A 30-year DSCR loan for the rental. Both available statewide.

We are private money lenders in Pennsylvania. Pimlico Capital has closed more than 140 loans in the state since 2020, and two in five of them have closed since the start of 2024.

The typical deal here is around $175,000, with the middle half between $143,000 and $240,000. Philadelphia is the largest part of that book by a distance and it has its own page, so if your deal is in the city, start with hard money and DSCR loans in Philadelphia. The rest of the state is what this page is for.

Philadelphia skyline along the Schuylkill River
Philadelphia, PA
140+Loans closed in Pennsylvania since 2020
$600M+Deployed across MD & the East Coast
$175KMedian Pennsylvania loan
Loan Products Available in Pennsylvania

What We Fund Here

Both of our core products are available statewide to investors and entities (LLCs, corps, trusts). No owner-occupied loans.

Statewide, about 7 in 10 of the properties we finance are single family homes and townhouses. Duplexes and 2-4 unit buildings make up about 23%. In Philadelphia small multifamily is closer to 13% of the properties, so the mix outside the city leans more toward small multifamily.

Bridge and Rental

One Lender, Either Exit

Most of what we fund in Pennsylvania is a flip. We lend on the purchase and the rehab with a hard money bridge loan, and at the end you either sell it or keep it. Both are normal endings and we price the bridge loan the same way either way.

If you keep it, we refinance onto a 30-year DSCR loan. Roughly 27% of our Pennsylvania DSCR borrowers financed a purchase or a rehab with us first, and that is a floor, because a borrower who used their own name on the bridge loan and an LLC on the rental loan does not match.

The median bridge loan in Pennsylvania is around $175,000, and the median DSCR loan is around $175,000 too. The two products land in almost the same place here, and the house that works as a flip usually works as a rental.

Rental Financing

30-Year DSCR Loans in Pennsylvania

We have closed more than 60 rental loans in Pennsylvania. Rental is a little under half of everything we do in the state, and its share has been rising.

The median DSCR loan is around $175,000 and the middle half runs from $133,000 to $295,000. The loan qualifies on the property's rent, not your tax returns. If the product is new to you, start with what a DSCR loan is and how it works.

This is the part of our book that reaches the whole state. We do not need to have closed a flip on your block to write a rental loan on it, so the program is open in small markets where our bridge lending is thin. Terms are on our 30-year DSCR rental loan page.

Where We Lend

Where We Lend in Pennsylvania

We lend across Pennsylvania. These are the two places where our closed-loan book is deep enough to be worth naming.

Philadelphia

Most of what we close in Pennsylvania is here. The city has its own page, with the ZIP codes we focus on, the local rules that catch people and the median loan sizes. Philadelphia hard money and rental loans →

Pittsburgh

Both products are available in Pittsburgh. Transfer tax runs higher there than in most of the state, and the notes below cover what changes.

Those are the only two we name. We lend across the rest of the Commonwealth as well, and a town missing from this page is not a refusal to lend there. Send us the deal and we will tell you either way.

Local Rules

What's important to know about Pennsylvania deals

Almost everything an investor cares about here is set locally, not by the state. Five rules that catch investors.

  • Registration and permits are both set locally, not by the state. Pennsylvania has no statewide rental registration, so licensing and occupancy rules change from one borough to the next. Pittsburgh's own registration is voluntary. The building code is statewide, but over 90% of municipalities enforce it themselves. Check both at your address.
  • Improvement tax abatement is opt-in, town by town. A municipality, county or school district can exempt the added value from improvements to a dwelling for up to ten years, and only where that body passed an ordinance. Towns often market their residential program under the LERTA name, so ask for the ordinance, not the brand.
  • Buying does not reset your assessment, but a school district can appeal it. Counties assess against a base year, so the county cannot raise yours just because you paid more. A taxing district can still file its own appeal. Run your price against the county's common level ratio before you buy.
  • Transfer tax is 1% to the state plus a local piece capped at 1%. Most of Pennsylvania lands at 2% in total. Home rule cities are not bound by the cap: Pittsburgh is 5% and Philadelphia is 4.578%. Check the county table before you run the exit math.
  • Business-purpose lending sits outside the Mortgage Licensing Act. It does not apply to loans made for business or commercial purposes, and the Department of Banking and Securities says the same. The test is what the loan is for, not who the borrower is.
Common Questions

Pennsylvania Lending FAQ

Do you lend outside Philadelphia and Pittsburgh?
Yes. Both products are available across Pennsylvania to investors and entities. We name two cities on this page because those are the two places our closed-loan book is deep enough to talk about. A town we have not named is not a town we refuse to lend in, so send us the deal.
What loan sizes do you fund in Pennsylvania?
We fund bridge loans starting at a $75K loan amount, up to $3M per deal, and 30-year DSCR rental loans from $75K to $1.5M per property. The median loan we close in Pennsylvania is around $175,000, with the middle half between $143,000 and $240,000.
Can I get a DSCR loan on a rental in a small Pennsylvania market?
Yes. The 30-year DSCR program runs statewide and it does not depend on us having closed a flip nearby. The median DSCR loan we close in Pennsylvania is around $175,000, with the middle half between $133,000 and $295,000.
How fast can you close a loan in Pennsylvania?
Bridge loans typically close in 5 to 10 business days, faster when a deal demands it. A 30-year DSCR rental loan takes 3 to 4 weeks. We are a direct lender and we underwrite in house, which is what keeps the timeline short.
Do I need a rental license for a Pennsylvania rental?
That depends entirely on the municipality. Pennsylvania has no statewide rental registration, so registration, licensing and certificates of occupancy are set locally and they change from one borough to the next. Check with the municipality before you set a lease date.
How It Works

From first call to funded.

1

Submit the deal

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2

Underwriting

Our in-house team underwrites with local knowledge, not a scoring algorithm.

3

Close & fund

5–10 business days for bridge, 3–4 weeks for 30-year rental.

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