How much capital does a bond free up?
Developers can guarantee public improvements with a bank letter of credit that ties up cash — or a surety bond that doesn't. Run your project's numbers and see the difference in liquidity, then get a line-by-line breakdown and a bond quote.
There are two ways to guarantee your public improvements to the municipality: a bank letter of credit that ties up your cash, or a surety bondthat doesn't. Enter your numbers to see the difference on your project.
The value of roads, sewer, grading and other public work the town requires you to guarantee — usually the engineer's estimate.
What your bank charges each year to issue a letter of credit — commonly 1–2% of the amount.
How long the guarantee stays in place, until the town inspects and accepts the improvements.
Roughly what a dollar earns back in your business — the next phase, another lot, or borrowing less. Set it to your number.
Stays available for construction, land, and your next project instead of sitting at the bank. Put it to work at 10% and it could earn you about $400,000 over 2 years.
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