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Not all mortgages are created equal. Discover the financing products designed specifically for real estate investors and learn how to choose the right one for your strategy.

What are the different types of mortgage products available for Canadian real estate investors?Canadian investors can choose from conventional mortgages, DSCR loans, commercial mortgages, private mortgages, CMHC-insured financing, reverse mortgages, and second mortgages. Each serves different investment strategies - conventional for standard properties, DSCR for portfolio scaling, commercial for 5+ units, and private for quick financing or unique situations.

Min Down Payment
5-30%
Interest Rate Range
5-12%
Property Types
1-100+ units
Closing Time
5-30 days

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5-30%
Min Down Payment
5-12%
Interest Rate Range
1-100+ units
Property Types
5-30 days
Closing Time
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Not all mortgages are created equal. Discover the financing products designed specifically for real estate investors and learn how to choose the right one for your strategy.

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Mortgage product FAQs

We specialize in matching investors with the right mortgage products, whether you need institutional financing, private capital, or specialized commercial loans.

Mortgage product FAQs

Canadian investors use conventional 1–4 unit mortgages, DSCR / cash-flow loans, commercial mortgages for 5+ units, CMHC-insured multifamily, private mortgages, and second mortgages. Product choice follows the property, not a single “best rate.”
Start with unit count, occupancy, and how you qualify (personal income vs property cash flow). Conventional for standard 1–4 with income; DSCR to scale on rent; commercial / CMHC for 5+; private when speed or unique file structure matters.
No. DSCR qualifies on property cash flow, often on 1–4 unit rentals. Commercial underwriting is a business loan on 5+ unit or income property, with different covenants, LTV, and often CMHC insurance.

Products & next steps

A-lenders price the cleanest files (income, credit, property). B-lenders and private fill stated-income, credit, or timing gaps at a higher cost. Compare the full stack — rate, fee, LTV, and prepayment — not the coupon alone.
No. The articles explain product families. A strategy call maps your deal to a lender path and a term sheet.
No. This is a product library. Residential ranges live on /rates/, commercial tables on /commercial-mortgage-rates/, and CMB yields on /cmb-rates/.
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