Home Improvement Financing for Your Residential Customers
Sell bigger, better jobs. Give your customers flexibility to do more. Sell more add-ons. Get estimates approved faster.
See how offering your customers home improvement financing is a powerful way to expand your business and close more deals.
Learn MoreAccessing external capital opens up a range of possibilities for growth to take your business to the next level.
Grow Your Average Estimate Value
When a residential consumer has access to financing, they are more likely to increase the contract size.
Increase Your Total Revenue
Homeowners who finance their landscaping projects generate more revenue to your business.
Free to LMN Pro Contractors
Seriously – Financing customers with Acorn is 100% free to LMN Pro Contractors – a big leap from the 3.9% “the other guys” charge
How a Homeowner Benefits
Zero Impact on Credit Score
Checking prequalified offers will not impact their credit scores.
No Prepayment Penalty
Customers won’t incur penalties for paying up sooner.
Competitive Rates
As low as 4.99%1 depending on credit score.
Get Your Customers Direct Access to Competing Lenders
With Home Improvement Financing, powered by Acorn Finance, homeowners can easily choose from a marketplace of lenders competing to give them the best terms and rates to match their unique needs.
Provide your US-based* customers easy access to home improvement financing and help make their dream project a reality.
*Excluding NV, MD, WV, VT, MA, RI. See Full List In FAQ
Four Steps to Getting Your Customers LMN Home Improvement Financing
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Show your customer their financing options for their landscaping project
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Get your customer pre-qualified online (desktop and mobile)
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Your Customer selects the best offer for them from a range of lenders and completes their application.
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Your Customer selects the best offer for them from a range of lenders and completes their application.
Frequently Asked Questions
LMN has partnered with Acorn Finance, a marketplace of top lenders, to offer your clients access to personal loans for their home improvement projects. Make your client’s dream projects more affordable. Help clients pay for unexpected major repairs. Ensure clients have the cash flow to cover any change to orders or project scope increases. The project cost as an estimated monthly payment is presented professionally on estimates and invoices. By making financing available and incorporating it into your sales process you will help increase your job winning rate and average project size.
Nothing! All you need to do is issue estimates and the LMN Home Improvement Financing option will be professionally presented right on the documents with the project amount.
Personal Loans are available from $1,000 to $100,000.
LMN has partnered with Acorn Finance, a marketplace of top lenders, to provide quick and easy home improvement loan options. The lenders provide the financing directly to the customers once they select and apply for one of the loan options.
Absolutely not. The client will deal directly with the lending company, and their financing offers will be presented based on their own credit score and financial standing.
If your client has a question about the application process, they can reach out to the Acorn Finance support team directly from their loan application by starting a chat or calling the phone number provided. An email address is also provided within the application experience. If your customer has applied for and received their funding, they can reach out to their lending partner directly by using the contact information provided during the application approval process.
Loans options are available with APRs as low as 4.49% APR and terms as long as 12 years through a marketplace of top lenders. The loan amount and interest rates vary based on a number of factors. 3
Loan pre-qualification and final approval from most funding partners can be made within a few minutes, however this depends on how quickly the client proceeds through the entire application process. Once a client is approved for a loan, they should expect to receive the funding within 1-3 business days on average, however, some may take as long as 5 business days. Home equity loans can typically take several weeks based on the process for these loans.2
No. The financing agreement is between the client and the lender. You are not liable or responsible in the case that the client cannot repay the loan that they have funded from this process. There will be no impact to your personal credit score.
If a client defaults on their loan, this would not affect you. Assuming you have already been paid for your work, the money you have been paid will remain yours.
Lending decisions are made completely between the client and the lender. To ensure we protect the privacy and security of your clients, information about client loan approvals are kept confidential.
With our integrated financing experience, powered by Acorn Finance, your client will be connected to Acorn’s website, where they can check their offers, rates and terms within minutes. If prequalified by one or more lenders, they will have the opportunity to select and formally apply for their offer online, directly with their chosen lender.
LMN Home Improvement Financing, powered by Acorn Finance provides financing for customers in the USA. The map below shows current coverage. We anticipate 100% coverage in all states and entry into Canada by the end of 2022. To check current coverage, please visit: https://fs.acornfinance.com/banners/acorn-states-coverage-map.png
If you request $10,000, you could get a total loan of $10,000 with an 8.94% interest rate and $0 fees (note, if the lending partner charges an origination fee, it will increase the APR). You would receive $10,000 with 84 payments of $161. Actual rate and maximum loan amount are determined solely by the lender, which may differ from this example and depend on loan purpose, amount, term, length, and your credit profile. Loan closing contingent on final credit approval, verification of income, and other criteria established by the lender and your acceptance of all agreements and disclosures. Pre-approvals use a soft credit pull, which does not impact credit score; however, lenders will conduct a hard credit pull when you express interest in an offer and this could impact your credit score. This information is presented without warranty or guarantee of the availability of any loan.
Pre-qualifications use a soft credit pull, which does not impact your credit score; however, our funding partners will conduct a hard credit pull when you express interest in an offer, and this could impact your credit score. All loans and other financial products are subject to credit review and approval by our partners.
1 Rates as of 3/4/2022. Advertised rates and terms are subject to change without notice. APRs vary depending on your credit score.
2 If approved, funding times may vary.
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