Some international bridging lenders have rigid lending criteria, and others don't. However, because international bridging finance and equity release remains a specialist area of the bridging market, some lenders are able to take a very broad approach to evaluating borrowers and underwriting. In many cases, this means they can consider letting you borrow even if you have unusual financing requests, background or income. That said, to be able to borrow, you'll need a solid exit strategy, and the loan will need to be affordable before lenders can consider offering you this type of finance.