Overview
You still own the rental. A DSCR refinance does not transfer the deed to the lender.
That mix-up is title vs. a lien. Title is ownership. A lien is the lender’s claim until the loan is paid.
After closing, your name — or your entity’s name — stays on title. The new lender records a mortgage or deed of trust against the property. That is how almost every refinance works.
The property keeps producing rent. You keep the operator decisions. The loan sits on the asset. It is not a handover of the door.
Title vs. a lien
Title says who owns the property. After a refinance, that is still you or the LLC that holds it.
A lien says the lender has a security interest. If the loan is not paid as agreed, the lender can enforce that interest under the note and state law.
Those are different facts. Keeping title does not mean the loan has no consequences. It means you did not sell the rental to the bank.
A DSCR refinance is a business-purpose loan on investment property you already own. It is not a sale. Ownership is not the product being transferred.
What usually happens to the current loan
In most refinances, the new loan pays off the existing mortgage at closing.
The old lien is released. The new lien takes its place. You still own the property. The stack of debt on it changes.
If there is a second lien or another claim, those items have to be handled in the title work. That is a closing detail, not a change in who owns the door.
An article cannot run your title report. A specialist can tell you what has to be cleared for this property.
What you still owe as the owner
Ownership stays with you. So do owner jobs.
You still handle property taxes. You still keep insurance in force. You still maintain the asset. You still make the new loan payment as agreed.
Those are the ordinary costs of holding an income property. They are not a hidden clause that the bank owns the rental now.
If the rental is in an LLC, the entity may be the borrower. You still control the entity, subject to its operating agreement and the structure you set with advisors. That is not the lender taking the deed.
Common questions
Does the lender put the property in their name?
No. The lender records a lien. Title stays with you or your entity, subject to underwriting and how the property is vested.
What if I refinance into an LLC?
Entity vesting is common on DSCR programs. Title may move from your name into the LLC if that is the structure you and your advisors choose. That is still your entity — not the lender. Tax and entity questions belong with your CPA or attorney.
Can I sell the rental later?
In many cases, yes. A sale typically pays the loan from the proceeds. Remaining equity after payoff and costs is yours. Timing, prepayment terms, and net proceeds are loan-specific. Review them before you decide.
Does cash-out mean I gave up the door?
No. Cash-out pulls part of the equity and leaves a new loan on a property you still own. You do not sell the rental to get that capital.
What still matters
Fit still depends on the property, the program, and underwriting.
Credit, reserves, property type, and state rules can still matter. Rent vs. the new payment is the core test. An article cannot underwrite this file.
Title work has to be clean enough to close. Insurance and taxes still have to be handled. The new payment still has to make sense against the rent.
Programs differ. The only reliable next step is a review of this property.
Bottom line
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