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Splitero vs Point: the short answer
Short answer
Point charges a lower fee (up to 3.9%), offers 30-year terms and serves 30 states plus D.C. Splitero publishes a cost cap (Point doesn't), allows a larger share of value (25% vs about 20%) and may accept LLC-held homes. Point repays the original amount plus a share of the change in value — a different structure from Splitero's share of total value.
Side-by-side comparison
| Feature | Splitero | Point |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront fee | 4.99% (min $1,500) | Up to 3.9% (min $2,000) |
| Published cost cap | 17.99%/yr, compounded monthly | Not published |
| Amount | $50,000–$600,000 (max 25% of value) | Up to $600,000 (max ~20% of value) |
| Term | 10–30 years (Maturity Match) | 30 years |
| Min. credit score | 500 | 500 |
| Equity needed | More than 25% | Keep ~27% after funding |
| States | 17 | 30 + D.C. |
| How you repay | Share of future home value | Original amount + share of change in value |
| Monthly payments | None | None |
Choose Splitero if you…
- want a published worst-case ceiling
- need up to 25% of your home's value
- hold title in an LLC
- live in one of Splitero's 17 states
Choose Point if you…
- want the lowest upfront fee
- live outside Splitero's footprint
- prefer a repayment based on change in value rather than total value
Total-value vs change-in-value structures
With Splitero you owe a percentage of the home's whole future value. With Point you repay the original investment plus a share of any appreciation (or less if values fall). Neither is automatically cheaper — run both offers through the same assumptions.
Comparing your options?
Before you give up a share of your home's future value, see what a personal loan could look like for a smaller amount.
All major HEI providers
| Feature | Splitero | Hometap | Point | Unlock | Unison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upfront fee | 4.99% (min $1,500) | 4.5% (capped at $20,000) | Up to 3.9% (min $2,000) | About 4.5%–4.9% | 3.9% |
| Published cost cap | 17.99%/yr, compounded monthly | 18.5%/yr, compounded monthly | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Amount | $50,000–$600,000 (max 25% of value) | $15,000–$600,000 (max ~27% of value) | Up to $600,000 (max ~20% of value) | Up to $500,000 | $30,000–$500,000 (max ~15% of value) |
| Term | 10–30 years (Maturity Match) | 10 years | 30 years | 10 years | 30 years |
| Min. credit score | 500 | 585 | 500 | 500 | 620 |
| Equity needed | More than 25% | 25% minimum | Keep ~27% after funding | 30% minimum | Set by credit tier |
| States | 17 | 26 | 30 + D.C. | 26 | 22 + D.C. |
| How you repay | Share of future home value | Share of future home value | Original amount + share of change in value | Share of future home value | Original amount + share of change in value |
Home equity investment providers compared (as published; verify with each provider)
Splitero
- Upfront fee
- 4.99% (min $1,500)
- Published cost cap
- 17.99%/yr, compounded monthly
- Amount
- $50,000–$600,000 (max 25% of value)
- Term
- 10–30 years (Maturity Match)
- Min. credit score
- 500
- Equity needed
- More than 25%
- States
- 17
- How you repay
- Share of future home value
Compare with Hometap, Point, Unlock and Unison
Hometap
- Upfront fee
- 4.5% (capped at $20,000)
- Published cost cap
- 18.5%/yr, compounded monthly
- Amount
- $15,000–$600,000 (max ~27% of value)
- Term
- 10 years
- Min. credit score
- 585
- Equity needed
- 25% minimum
- States
- 26
- How you repay
- Share of future home value
Point
- Upfront fee
- Up to 3.9% (min $2,000)
- Published cost cap
- Not published
- Amount
- Up to $600,000 (max ~20% of value)
- Term
- 30 years
- Min. credit score
- 500
- Equity needed
- Keep ~27% after funding
- States
- 30 + D.C.
- How you repay
- Original amount + share of change in value
Unlock
- Upfront fee
- About 4.5%–4.9%
- Published cost cap
- Not published
- Amount
- Up to $500,000
- Term
- 10 years
- Min. credit score
- 500
- Equity needed
- 30% minimum
- States
- 26
- How you repay
- Share of future home value
Unison
- Upfront fee
- 3.9%
- Published cost cap
- Not published
- Amount
- $30,000–$500,000 (max ~15% of value)
- Term
- 30 years
- Min. credit score
- 620
- Equity needed
- Set by credit tier
- States
- 22 + D.C.
- How you repay
- Original amount + share of change in value
Figures checked on November 6, 2026 against Splitero's published terms, its press releases and independent sources. Splitero can change terms at any time — confirm everything in your written offer before signing.
