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For example, a lender may make a single loan to a land developer for 10 residential lots each worth $200,000 for an aggregate value of $2,000,000 and a [loan-to-value (LTV)](https://www.realized1031.com/glossary/loan-to-value-ltv) ratio of 50.0%. The lender may require that in order to approve a sale of an individual lot, and thus release the collateral from the loan, that the developer must pay 150% of the lot’s allocated balance. In this example, all lots are assumed to have an equal value, thus 1 lot of the 10 would account for 10% of the loan balance or $100,000. By applying the 150% paydown provision, the developer pays the lender $150,000 for releasing the collateral.  In this case, the developer retains $50,000 of profit and the loan balance is reduced to $850,000. The lender now holds 9 lots as collateral for an aggregate value of $1,800,000 and has improved its loan-to-value ratio to 47.2%.  Note that under this structure, once the developer has sold 7 lots, they will own the remaining 3 lots free and clear (7 lots times $150,000 equals $1,050,000).  Once the loan balance is reduced to zero, the lender will release any remaining collateral. 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