Portfolio Rental Loans · Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky Portfolio Rental Loans

Consolidate 5+ Lexington rentals into a single blanket DSCR mortgage. Up to 80% blended LTV, per-property release, no personal DTI — one 30-year note across the whole Lexington portfolio.
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Can I get a portfolio loan in Lexington, Kentucky?

Yes — Simply Approved Mortgages arranges portfolio financing on non-owner-occupied investment property in Lexington, Kentucky. Finance multiple investment properties with one loan. Figures on this page are estimates for business-purpose financing only and remain subject to a complete application, credit and property review, and full underwriting.

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Simply Approved funds business-purpose portfolio blanket loans in Lexington, Kentucky — 5 doors and up, one 30-year note, aggregate DSCR underwriting, and a per-property release provision so you can sell a single Lexington door without unwinding the whole facility.

TL;DR — Lexington portfolio blanket loans
  • • Median home value in Lexington: $272,100
  • • 2BR median rent: $1,400
  • • Cap-rate band: 6.5–8.5%
  • • Min doors: 5
  • • Max blended LTV: 80% purchase · 75% cash-out
  • • Aggregate DSCR: 1.10x+ target
  • • Release provision: Yes · 105–115% allocated
  • • Typical close: 30–45 business days
Lexington, Kentucky · Fayette County

Blanket portfolios in Lexington

Lexington is Kentucky's growth-and-yield market anchored by UK and a diversified professional base.

Median home value
$272,100
2BR median rent
$1,400
Cap-rate band
6.5–8.5%
Population
321K

Live from U.S. Census ACS ACS 5-Year 2023.

Why a blanket works for Lexington rental portfolios

Portfolio Rental Loans wrap 5 or more investment properties into a single blanket DSCR mortgage. Consolidate scattered maturities, unlock trapped equity, and scale your rental portfolio without the paperwork drag of one loan per door. In Lexington, aggregate DSCR — not per-property DSCR and not personal DTI — sizes the loan. We collect payoffs on every existing Lexington lien, net them at closing, and the balance funds as cash-out or seasoning reserves.

Lexington portfolio strengths
  • ✓ U. of Kentucky anchor
  • ✓ Steady healthcare + equine economy
Watch-outs
  • • Student turnover in near-campus zips

What to have ready for a Lexington blanket file

  • Government-issued photo ID for every guarantor
  • Entity docs — Articles, Operating Agreement, EIN, Good Standing for every entity owning any property in the pool
  • Complete rent roll (property, unit, tenant, lease start/end, monthly rent, security deposit)
  • T-12 operating statement (income + expense per property, rolled up)
  • Current insurance schedule for every property (declaration pages)
  • Property tax bills and HOA statements per property
  • Existing debt schedule with payoff statements
  • Titles / deeds / vesting docs per property

Kentucky regulatory notes

Available only as a business-purpose loan to an LLC, LP, or other legal entity. We are not licensed for consumer mortgage lending in Kentucky.

Price a Lexington blanket

Submit a complete application with rent roll, REO schedule, current lien payoffs, entity docs, and insurance schedule — initial aggregate DSCR, LTV, and cash-out estimate usually within one business day. Formal pricing follows underwriting.

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Loan guidelines

Portfolio guidelines applied in Lexington

Underwriting boxes we work inside. Ranges vary by aggregate DSCR, credit, and per-property mix — not a commitment to lend.

Loan guidelines
Portfolio · Lexington, Kentucky program at a glance
Minimum doors
5
Below 5, single-property DSCR is cheaper and simpler.
Loan amount
$400,000 – $5,000,000
Sized to aggregate value and program caps.
Max LTV (purchase)
Up to 80% blended
Loan ÷ aggregate purchase/appraised.
Max LTV (cash-out refi)
Up to 75% blended
Loan ÷ aggregate as-is value.
Aggregate DSCR
1.10x+ target
Sub-1.0x available with LTV overlay or IO.
Reserves
6 months PITIA (portfolio)
Aggregate PITIA verified at underwriting.
Vesting
LLC, LP, S/C-Corp, Series LLC
One entity or common holding structure.
Credit floor
680 (720+ best pricing)
Applies to the primary guarantor.
Release provision
Yes · 105–115% allocated
Sell one door without unwinding the blanket.
Prepayment
Step-down 3-5-3-2-1 typical
Longer step-downs unlock lower rates.
Every Lexington portfolio file is stress-tested against a 10% vacancy shock and a 25 bps rate reset before commitment.
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Get your Portfolio Rental Scenario Summary

Send us your rent roll — we return a blanket portfolio underwriting: aggregate DSCR, blended LTV, cash-out proceeds, and a per-property qualification breakdown.

  • Aggregate portfolio DSCR
  • Blended LTV and max loan
  • Cash-out proceeds estimate
  • Per-property qualification breakdown
Get Your Personalized Rate QuoteTakes ~3 minutes • PDF delivered on the thank-you page and emailed

Illustration only, generated from the information you enter. Not a loan estimate, pre-qualification, commitment to lend, or approval. Formal pricing, LTV, and terms are issued only after credit review, income/asset documentation, and full underwriting.

Portfolio fit tools

Portfolio DSCR calculator: aggregate DSCR, blended LTV, cash-out

Model a blanket loan across 5+ investment properties. Enter your rent roll totals — we compute aggregate DSCR, blended LTV, cash-out proceeds after paying off existing liens, and per-door loan basis.

Rent roll & assets

Section 8 rent check — HUD Fair Market Rent

Pull the current HUD FMR by ZIP or county and compare it to your market rent.

Open-market rent check — Census ACS median rent

Pull the published median market rent for a state or investor city and compare it to the HUD Section 8 payment standard.

Loan structure

Blanket portfolio loans come with a release provision — sell individual properties inside the note without unwinding the whole facility. Typical release premium: 105–115% of allocated loan amount.

Results

Aggregate DSCR
1.12x

Fits program — expect standard pricing tier, 3–6 months reserves.

Portfolio loan
$1,800,000

75% × aggregate value.

Cash-out at close
$700,000

Loan − existing liens.

Aggregate PITIA
$15,545

P&I + taxes/ins/HOA.

Effective rent
$17,480

Rent × (1 − vacancy).

Per-door loan basis
$225,000

Loan ÷ doors.

Equity remaining
$600,000

25.0% of aggregate value.

Illustrative only. Not a quote, lock, or commitment to lend. Final LTV, rate, points, term, release premium, and reserves are set in underwriting based on aggregate DSCR, per-property performance, credit, and program overlays in effect at lock.

Free with your application

Get your Portfolio Rental Scenario Summary

Send us your rent roll — we return a blanket portfolio underwriting: aggregate DSCR, blended LTV, cash-out proceeds, and a per-property qualification breakdown.

  • Aggregate portfolio DSCR
  • Blended LTV and max loan
  • Cash-out proceeds estimate
  • Per-property qualification breakdown
Get Your Personalized Rate QuoteTakes ~3 minutes • PDF delivered on the thank-you page and emailed

Illustration only, generated from the information you enter. Not a loan estimate, pre-qualification, commitment to lend, or approval. Formal pricing, LTV, and terms are issued only after credit review, income/asset documentation, and full underwriting.

Consolidation playbook

Rolling scattered rentals into a single blanket in Lexington, Kentucky

Five-step process from rent roll to funded blanket loan. Most portfolio consolidations close in 30–45 business days.

  1. Step 1
    Rent roll & schedule of REO

    Send addresses, current rents, in-place mortgages, taxes, insurance, and HOA. We aggregate to test DSCR.

  2. Step 2
    Aggregate valuation

    Broker BPO or full appraisals across the portfolio depending on size. Sets blended LTV cap.

  3. Step 3
    Payoff coordination

    We collect payoffs on every existing lien and net them at closing — no loan-by-loan refi paperwork.

  4. Step 4
    Single note, single payment

    One loan, one monthly payment, one servicing relationship. Individual property releases available at 105–115% of allocated amount.

  5. Step 5
    Cash-out at close

    Aggregate loan minus payoffs = tax-deferred cash-out to fund the next acquisition or reserves.

When a blanket is the right call

Six portfolio scenarios we fund in Lexington, Kentucky

Blanket loans aren't for every investor. These are the plays where a single blanket beats 8 individual DSCR loans on cost, complexity, or leverage.

Scaling from 10 to 20+ doors
Trigger

You've hit the 10-financed-property Fannie cap or maxed personal DTI

Why blanket wins

Blanket DSCR is uncapped on door count and ignores personal DTI — vested in your LLC.

Simplify scattered maturities
Trigger

8 loans with 8 different maturity dates and 8 different servicers

Why blanket wins

One 30-year fixed note. One payment. One tax form. No more balloon calendar.

Cash-out to seed next deal
Trigger

Equity trapped across a stabilized portfolio; new deal under contract

Why blanket wins

Blended 75% LTV cash-out at close — treat the portfolio like a line of credit.

BRRRR portfolio consolidation
Trigger

5+ BRRRR properties seasoning on short-term bridge or DSCR notes

Why blanket wins

Roll all into one long-term blanket at stabilization — reused appraisals when same-lender.

Small multifamily bundle (5–10 unit)
Trigger

Three 6-plexes owned in separate LLCs

Why blanket wins

One blanket loan across all three, closed in a common holding entity or QOF.

Prep for institutional exit
Trigger

Building toward a fund/REIT sale in 24–36 months

Why blanket wins

Consolidation cleans up the balance sheet buyers want — single loan, single servicing history.

Timeline

From rent roll to funded blanket in Lexington, Kentucky

Portfolio consolidations run 30–45 business days end-to-end. Same-lender BRRRR rollups can go faster with reused appraisals.

  1. Day 1
    Rent roll review

    Aggregate DSCR test. Same-day term indication on complete files.

  2. Day 2–5
    Application & entity

    One entity for the blanket. Consolidate title vesting if needed.

  3. Day 5–18
    BPOs / appraisals

    BPOs on smaller portfolios; full appraisals on 5+ unit multi.

  4. Day 18–30
    Payoff coordination

    Collect payoffs on every lien. Title runs across all properties.

  5. Day 30–40
    Underwrite & clear

    One credit package, one insurance schedule, one lender's-title policy.

  6. Day 30–45
    Fund & close

    Single wire nets all payoffs. One monthly payment starts next cycle.

Exit strategies

Four ways to exit a portfolio blanket in Lexington, Kentucky

A blanket doesn't lock you in. Individual property releases, refis, and portfolio sales all remain on the table.

Individual property release

Sell one property inside the blanket — pay off the allocated loan amount plus a release premium (typically 105–115%) and the rest of the portfolio keeps running under the same note.

Full refi to agency multi

For 5+ unit small-multi portfolios, refi into Fannie Small Balance or Freddie SBL at a lower fixed rate once seasoned and stabilized.

Cash-out refi at reset

5, 7, or 10 years in, refi the whole blanket into a new blanket at then-current LTV to pull additional equity for growth.

Portfolio sale to fund/REIT

Institutional buyers underwrite the consolidated loan history — a single blanket with 24+ months of clean pay history is easier to buy than a scattered stack.

Compare financing

Portfolio blanket vs. single DSCR vs. conventional vs. agency in Lexington, Kentucky

Same portfolio, four capital paths. Door count, personal DTI, and whether individual releases matter drive which fits.

FeaturePortfolio blanketSingle-property DSCRConventional invest.Agency multi
Cap on financed propertiesNoneNone (per file)10 total (Fannie)None (5+ unit)
Personal income docsNoneNoneFull W2 + tax returnsNone (cash flow only)
Underwriting basisAggregate DSCRPer-property DSCRPersonal DTINOI / DSCR
Number of loans11 per door1 per door (max 10)1 per building
Release provisionYes (per property)N/AN/AYes (5+ unit)
PrepaymentStep-down 3-5-3-2-1 typicalStep-down or yield maint.NoneYield maintenance / defeasance
Best for5+ door SFR/small-multiBuilding doors one at a timeOwner-occ + up to 10 rentalsStabilized 5+ unit only
Glossary

Portfolio blanket terms in Lexington, Kentucky

Vocabulary your underwriter, servicer, and title company will use on a blanket file.

Aggregate DSCR

Total effective rent across every property in the blanket divided by total PITIA. This is the number underwriting sizes the loan against — not per-property DSCR.

Allocated loan amount

The portion of the blanket loan assigned to each individual property. Drives the payoff required to release that property from the collateral pool.

Blanket loan

A single mortgage note secured by two or more properties. Simplifies servicing and enables cross-collateralization.

Cross-collateralization

The lender's ability to pursue any property in the pool if the borrower defaults. Trade-off for the single-note simplicity of a blanket.

Release provision

Contractual right to sell an individual property inside the blanket by paying off its allocated amount plus a premium (typically 105–115%). Portfolio keeps running.

Schedule of real estate owned (REO)

Investor's list of every rental property owned, with address, value, rent, mortgage, and taxes. Portfolio DSCR underwriting starts here.

Blended LTV

Portfolio loan divided by aggregate as-is value. Blanket programs typically cap at 75% blended for cash-out, 80% for purchase.

Recourse vs non-recourse

Most blanket DSCR loans are non-recourse to the guarantor (bad-boy carve-outs only). Personal assets are shielded outside of fraud/waste.

Ready to consolidate your rental portfolio?

Send your rent roll and schedule of REO — we test blended DSCR and return an initial scenario review, usually the same day.

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Monthly market update

Portfolio · Lexington rate & market update

Compiled from Freddie Mac PMMS, U.S. Treasury, and BLS releases. Figures are published with the period they cover and the date they were retrieved.

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Get your Portfolio Rental Scenario Summary for your Lexington, Kentucky property.

Send us your rent roll — we return a blanket portfolio underwriting: aggregate DSCR, blended LTV, cash-out proceeds, and a per-property qualification breakdown.

  • Aggregate portfolio DSCR
  • Blended LTV and max loan
  • Cash-out proceeds estimate
  • Per-property qualification breakdown
Get Your Personalized Rate QuoteTakes ~3 minutes • PDF delivered on the thank-you page and emailed

Illustration only, generated from the information you enter. Not a loan estimate, pre-qualification, commitment to lend, or approval. Formal pricing, LTV, and terms are issued only after credit review, income/asset documentation, and full underwriting.

Also serving Lexington investors

DSCR Loans in Lexington

Under 5 doors in Lexington, or want each property on its own note? Single-property DSCR is simpler and cheaper up to the ~10-door threshold.

Consolidating BRRRR in Lexington?

Bridge Loans in Lexington

Stabilize each Lexington door on a bridge, then roll all of them into one blanket at maturity — same-lender rollups reuse appraisals.

Data transparency

Sources & methodology — Lexington, Kentucky

Page reviewed: August 31, 2026

Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher payment-standard context and ZIP-level small-area FMR lookups.

Update cadence:
Annually, on the federal fiscal year (plus mid-year revisions)
Freshness shown:
Live badge driven by HUD's published dataset edit date — turns stale rather than silently ageing
If unavailable:
Falls back to HUD's public ArcGIS dataset (still HUD data). If both fail the panel renders an explicit unavailable state; no substituted numbers.

Area median income and income-limit context for voucher and affordability pages.

Update cadence:
Annually
Freshness shown:
Shows the HUD income-limit year on the panel
If unavailable:
Explicit unavailable state; no estimated income limits are generated.

Qualified Census Tract and Difficult Development Area context for investor targeting.

Update cadence:
Annual designations; the subsidized-household snapshot is a dated vintage
Freshness shown:
The dataset vintage is labelled on the panel rather than implied to be current
If unavailable:
Explicit unavailable state.

Macro rate context only: 10-year Treasury and the published 30-year fixed benchmark. Never used as an investor loan quote.

Update cadence:
Daily / weekly depending on series
Freshness shown:
Each reading shows its observation date; the market-update module flags readings older than 45 days as delayed
If unavailable:
Market-update module renders 'Market data feed temporarily unavailable' — the freshness badge never advances when the source did not refresh.

State and metro employment / unemployment context on investor market pages.

Update cadence:
Monthly
Freshness shown:
Reading period shown alongside the figure
If unavailable:
Runs key-less at lower rate limits; on failure the metric is omitted rather than estimated.

Population, household, renter-share, median value and median gross rent context by state and place.

Update cadence:
Annual 5-year estimates
Freshness shown:
ACS vintage year displayed with the figures
If unavailable:
Optional key; runs key-less at lower rate limits. Individual metrics are omitted on failure — never back-filled.

Automated property value and long-term rent estimates for address lookups.

Update cadence:
Continuous
Freshness shown:
Each estimate carries its retrieval timestamp and an AVM disclaimer
If unavailable:
If the key is absent the lookup returns an explicit 'not configured' message; no placeholder valuation is shown.
Short-term rental revenue model (in-house)

Illustrative STR gross revenue bands where a licensed STR data feed is not returning data.

Update cadence:
N/A — derived from the underlying rent benchmark
Freshness shown:
Labelled as a model estimate, not observed STR performance
If unavailable:
Always labelled 'illustrative model estimate' with a prompt to verify against a dedicated STR data provider before underwriting.
Investor pricing engine

Live business-purpose DSCR pricing responses (rate, points or credit, estimated payment, lock period).

Update cadence:
Intraday
Freshness shown:
Every quote carries the timestamp it was returned; the badge downgrades once the quote is no longer current
If unavailable:
Serves the last snapshot only while it is still inside the usable age window; otherwise renders an explicit unavailable state. No sample or illustrative rate is ever displayed as live pricing.
Investment-property equity pricing dataset

First and second lien non-owner-occupied equity pricing grid.

Update cadence:
Per wholesale pricing release
Freshness shown:
The active version's effective date is rendered dynamically on every pricing card
If unavailable:
If no active version exists the tool refuses to price rather than guessing.

Repeat-sale home price appreciation by state (1-quarter, 1-year and 5-year change) on state investor pages.

Update cadence:
Quarterly, with revisions
Freshness shown:
Each reading shows the quarter it covers; readings older than ~200 days are labelled a delayed refresh
If unavailable:
Panel renders an explicit unavailable state — no interpolated or estimated appreciation figure is shown.

New private housing units authorized by state: trailing-12-month volume and the year-over-year change.

Update cadence:
Monthly
Freshness shown:
Trailing window is labelled with its final month; stale readings are flagged rather than aged silently
If unavailable:
Metric is omitted and the panel says so; permit counts are never estimated.
We never display a placeholder, sample or cached-but-expired figure as if it were current. When a source is unavailable the affected panel says so. All figures are provided for informational purposes only, are not an offer or commitment to lend, and are subject to change without notice. Rental income projections are estimates and do not guarantee performance.
Free with your application

Get your Portfolio Rental Scenario Summary

Send us your rent roll — we return a blanket portfolio underwriting: aggregate DSCR, blended LTV, cash-out proceeds, and a per-property qualification breakdown.

  • Aggregate portfolio DSCR
  • Blended LTV and max loan
  • Cash-out proceeds estimate
  • Per-property qualification breakdown
Get Your Personalized Rate QuoteTakes ~3 minutes • PDF delivered on the thank-you page and emailed

Illustration only, generated from the information you enter. Not a loan estimate, pre-qualification, commitment to lend, or approval. Formal pricing, LTV, and terms are issued only after credit review, income/asset documentation, and full underwriting.

FAQ

Portfolio rental loans in Lexington, Kentucky — questions, answered

Do you fund portfolio rental loans in Lexington, Kentucky?

Yes. We wrap 5+ Lexington investment properties into a single blanket DSCR mortgage — one 30-year note, one payment, one servicer, closed in your LLC.

How many Lexington doors do I need for a blanket?

Minimum 5 doors. Program sweet spot in Lexington is 8–30 doors across SFR and 2–4 unit stock. Larger Lexington portfolios (50+) route to agency small-balance multi programs.

What credit score do I need for a Lexington portfolio loan?

680 minimum for the primary guarantor. 720+ unlocks best pricing on Lexington deals. Co-guarantors can be added to strengthen a file.

Do you pull personal tax returns for Lexington blanket loans?

No. Lexington portfolio DSCR loans are underwritten to aggregate rent minus PITIA — no personal DTI, no W2s, no tax returns.

What's the max LTV on a Lexington portfolio loan?

Up to 80% blended LTV on purchase and 75% on cash-out refi, applied against aggregate as-is value across the Lexington portfolio.

Can I sell one Lexington property inside the blanket?

Yes — the release provision lets you sell an individual Lexington door by paying off its allocated loan amount plus a release premium (typically 105–115%). The rest of the Lexington portfolio keeps running.

What reserves does a Lexington blanket require?

Typically 3–6 months of aggregate PITIA, verified from a business bank statement at underwriting. Lease-up-heavy Lexington portfolios may require more.

How long does a Lexington portfolio consolidation take?

Most Lexington portfolio consolidations close in 30–45 business days. Same-lender BRRRR rollups can move faster with reused appraisals.

How is aggregate DSCR calculated for a Lexington portfolio?

Total effective monthly rent across every Lexington property (rent minus vacancy) divided by total PITIA. We target 1.10x+ aggregate; sub-1.0x is available with LTV overlay or IO structure.

Are Lexington portfolio blanket loans business-purpose only?

Yes. Every Lexington blanket we originate is business-purpose non-owner-occupied investment debt closed in an LLC, LP, or corporate entity — exempt from consumer disclosure requirements.

Can I add new Lexington doors to an existing blanket?

Not typically. Blankets are closed pools. To add new Lexington doors, we refinance into a larger blanket at reset, or fund the new acquisition on a separate DSCR and consolidate at maturity.

What property types qualify for a Lexington blanket?

SFR, 2–4 unit residential, 5–10 unit small multifamily, and select mixed-use in Lexington. Owner-occupied units are excluded from the pool.

What are typical prepayment terms on Lexington portfolio loans?

Step-down 3-5-3-2-1 is typical on Lexington blankets. Longer step-downs unlock lower rates. Yield-maintenance structures available on larger loans.

Is a Lexington blanket loan recourse or non-recourse?

Generally non-recourse with standard bad-boy carve-outs (fraud, waste, unauthorized transfer). Personal assets outside the Lexington portfolio are shielded absent carve-out triggers.

What documents do you need to price a Lexington blanket?

Rent roll, schedule of real estate owned (REO), current lien payoffs, entity docs, credit authorization, insurance schedule across all Lexington properties, and 2 months of business bank statements for reserves.

More Kentucky portfolio markets

Other Kentucky cities we blanket in

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What Can Change the Outcome

Blanket loans qualify on aggregate coverage across the pool, so a strong property can carry a weaker one. The trade-off shows up later: release provisions determine whether you can ever sell one door without unwinding the whole loan.

Negotiate release pricing, minimum property count, value floors, and prepayment structure at the term-sheet stage. Those clauses, not the rate, are what constrain a portfolio five years in.

Cross-collateralization also means a title, vesting, or insurance problem on one address delays the entire pool. Reconciling the rent roll, entity vesting, and lien positions up front is the fastest path to closing.

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Investor pre-approval

Get your personalized investor loan quote

Pick the loan type that fits your deal and complete a short, tailored pre-qualification. A licensed loan officer follows up with an initial scenario review once we have your credit authorization and supporting documents — usually the same business day. Formal pricing and terms follow underwriting.

Pick a loan type

You can change this any time.

Tell us about your scenario

The form below is tailored to DSCR rental loan — only the questions your program needs.

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Your info
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Your deal
Your deal — the basics

Purchase or refinance a rental. The property's rent qualifies the loan.

What's your goal?
Purchase price ($)$450,000
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Down payment (%)20%
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Monthly rent ($)$2,800
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HUD Fair Market Rent for your ZIP — ballpark only. Get a precise market rent after you submit.
Estimated credit rating

A soft self-estimate — no credit pull happens here.

This is a pre-qualification request — not a loan application under TILA/RESPA and not a loan approval, rate lock, offer, or commitment to lend. It does not trigger a Loan Estimate. If your loan requires one, the Loan Estimate is issued inside our loan origination system after you submit a complete application and your loan officer has reviewed your scenario.

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Your answers save as you go. A licensed loan officer typically follows up the same business day · Simply Approved Mortgages LLC, NMLS #2620881.

Local market news & updates

What the latest published data says about Lexington, Kentucky

Every update below is a published figure from a named federal source, shown with the exact period that source covers. Where a dataset is only produced at county or state level, it is labelled that way rather than presented as city data. These are market statistics for informational purposes only — they are not rates, loan terms, or an offer of credit.

  • City dataData through ACS estimates, ACS 5-Year 2023

    Lexington housing costs — ACS estimates, ACS 5-Year 2023

    The most recent published Census reading for Lexington shows a median owner-occupied home value of $272,100, a median gross rent of $1,101 per month, a two-bedroom median rent of $1,119, a three-bedroom median rent of $1,408. These are survey estimates for the period shown, not live listing prices, and they are the starting point investors use to sanity-check a rent assumption before underwriting a DSCR file.

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey

  • City dataData through ACS estimates, ACS 5-Year 2023

    Lexington renter demand indicators — ACS estimates, ACS 5-Year 2023

    Census reports a population of 321,122, a median household income of $67,631, a rental vacancy estimate of 6.7% for Lexington. Income and vacancy set the practical ceiling on achievable rent, which is what a DSCR calculation is ultimately built on.

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey

  • County dataData through 2026

    Fayette County conforming loan limit — 2026

    For 2026 the one-unit conforming loan limit in Fayette County is $832,750. Business-purpose DSCR financing is not a conforming agency loan and is not governed by this limit; investors use it as a size marker for how the local market is priced.

    Nearest supported geography: this figure is county-level data for Fayette County, not Lexington-specific data.

    Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency conforming loan limits

  • County dataData through Declarations 1960–present

    Fayette County federal disaster declarations since 1960

    FEMA records 21 federal disaster declarations covering Fayette County since 1960, most recently on 2026-01-24 (Winter Storm). Declaration history is published history, not a forecast or a flood determination, and insurance cost is an operating expense that moves DSCR.

    Nearest supported geography: this figure is county-level data for Fayette County, not Lexington-specific data.

    Source: FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations

Source periods represented above: ACS estimates, ACS 5-Year 2023 · 2026 · Declarations 1960–present. Each figure updates only when its publisher releases a new period — we never restamp an older reading with a newer date.

Informational market data only. Nothing in this section is a rate, an annual percentage rate, a payment, a loan term, an approval, or an offer or commitment to lend. Citing a federal dataset does not imply the agency endorses, sponsors or is affiliated with Simply Approved Mortgages LLC (NMLS #2620881). Financing referenced on this page is business-purpose investment property financing.

County data

Loan limits, permits and disaster history in Lexington, Kentucky

Three published federal datasets that shape how an investor sizes and insures a deal: FHFA conforming loan limits by county, the Census Building Permits Survey at the county level, and FEMA's record of federal disaster declarations.

Conforming loan limits — 2026

1 unit
$832,750
2 units
$1,066,250
3 units
$1,288,800
4 units
$1,601,750

This county uses the national baseline limit.

Conforming limits govern loans sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. DSCR and other business-purpose investor loans are not agency loans and are not bound by these limits — the figures are shown as market context for sizing a deal.

County building permits

County-level permit data is published for metro counties only. Statewide permit volume is shown in the price and supply section.

Federal disaster declarations

21
declarations since 1960
  • Severe Storm9
  • Flood3
  • Snowstorm3
  • Biological2

Most recent: severe winter storm (2026).

Declaration history is not a flood-zone determination for any property, an insurance quote, or a prediction. Confirm the flood zone and elevation for the specific address and price insurance with a licensed carrier.

FEMA flood zone by address

Check how FEMA currently maps a specific property in Lexington, Kentucky. Flood zone drives whether a lender will require flood insurance, which changes your carrying cost and DSCR.

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, read live from the currently published map. This is general information only — it is not a flood zone determination, an elevation certificate, an insurance quote, or a loan condition. Confirm the official map at FEMA's Flood Map Service Center and with a licensed insurance professional.

Credit & pre-approval

Why we pull credit for your investor loan pre-approval

Every DSCR / business-purpose loan file needs a tri-merge credit report so we can verify identity, price your rate tier accurately, and confirm reserves and payment history for the underwriter. Cleaner credit typically unlocks a better rate and higher leverage.

Pay for your credit report — SmartPay

Simply Approved Mortgages uses MeridianLink SmartPay to securely collect the credit report fee for your investor pre-approval. Payment goes directly to the credit vendor — not to us — and unlocks your tri-merge report (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion) so your loan officer can price your file.

  • Secure, PCI-compliant checkout hosted by MeridianLink
  • Required for a formal investor pre-approval decision
  • Soft-touch process — your loan officer will guide you through it
Pay for credit report securely

You'll be redirected to cic.cra.xedalink.net (SmartPay).

Check your credit first — $1 trial at MyITINCredit

Before you apply, it's smart to know exactly where your credit stands. MyITINCredit offers a $1 trial for 15 days that includes all three credit reports and scores (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion), plus ongoing credit monitoring so you can catch errors, dispute inaccuracies, and watch for identity theft.

  • See all 3 bureau reports & scores before your lender does
  • Ongoing monitoring alerts you to new accounts or score changes
  • Fix errors early — cleaner credit can widen your investor loan options
Start $1 / 15-day trial

You'll be redirected to myitincredit.com. Third-party service — terms apply.

Credit report fees are paid directly to the credit vendor. Simply Approved Mortgages does not profit from the credit pull. MyITINCredit is an independent third-party service; pricing, terms, and features are set by that provider.

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