The SBA is willing to release a mortgage/lien so that the owner can sell or refinance under the right circumstances. Here’s what you need to know.
This is a huge issue which we frequently confront on many different fronts. Let’s assume an SBA loan was not used to purchase the property. Many may believe that the property cannot be sold or financed because the subordinate lien cannot be satisfied. There is the additional possibility that typically the property is not worth the first and second mortgages, if there is one, and that the attached SBA lien is entirely underwater. But, this issue of the lien remains a huge problem as there will never be any value unless the subordinate SBA lien is removed.
As a borrower/owner of the property who wants to sell or refinance, or someday enjoy the potential equity building within the financing, if only we could get rid of the SBA lien. What can we do?
There is a strategy for this. The SBA will be willing to release the mortgage/lien so that the owner can be allowed to sell or refinance the property under the proper circumstances. However, cooperation is requiredmitment on the borrower’s behalf is also necessary. The borrower must not receive any of the sales or refinance consideration. Although all proceeds must be distributed in order of priority, it is possible.
Even if you have filed for a bankruptcy, while the SBA debt may no longer be an obligation which needs to be paid by the bankrupt borrower, the lien remains attached to the property pending sale or refinancing
In most cases, the best path to removal is making an Offer In Compromise which resolves the SBA subordinate lien for pennies on the dollar, and once that is settled the lien will be released, and the offer value of the property returned to the owner. Czytaj dalej „Can You Remove a Subordinate SBA Lien or Mortgage On Your Home?”