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New "A -" SBA 504 Program - 504 Loan for Biz's w/Previous Losses

SBA Refinance Loans - Refinance NOW Available w/ SBA 7a & 504

SBA Self Storage Loans - SBA Loans NOW Available for Self Storage

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SBA Hotel Refinance & Acquisition Loans | SBA Medical Practice/Healthcare | Renewable Energy Project Financing

SBA Commercial Renovation or Retrofit | Green 504 Loan - Energy Efficient Properties or Renewable Energy | SBA Loan Rates

SBA 504 Blog - SBA 504 & 7a "News & Ideas" For Your Business

Commercial Mortgage Loans By Occupation or Type of Property

Accountant Assisted Living Facility Attorney Automotive Childcare	Daycare Dentistry Doctor Franchisees Funeral Home	Healthcare Hotel Manufacturing Plant Medical Practice Montessori School	Motel Physician Pre-School Private School Retail Store	Office Condo Retirement Home Veteran Woman Owned Business

SBA 504 Rates - Current 504 and 7a mortgage rates are near all time lows.

SBA 7a Loans - SBA 7a loans for commercial real estate, working capital, business debt consolidation & other business uses.

SBA 7a Loan for Physicians - SBA loan for medical practice financing, partner buyout, equipment or building construction.

Renewable Energy Project Financing - Non-SBA financing for Renewable Energy Power Production, Power Plants, etc.

SBA 504 Loans - Commercial Mortgage Loans to $12 million+* for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses

The SBA 504 is commercial property financing that is actually available ...and isn't just for small business. In fact, 98% of all U.S. Businesses fit the SBA's definition of a small business.

If your business has a net worth of less than $15 million, net (after tax) income of under $5 million and you are considering purchasing, building, renovating or refinancing "owner occupied" commercial property than you absolutely need to consider the SBA 504 Loan - especially if you are considering building or remodeling using Solar Power or Renewable Energy.

The 504 Loan is a Problem Solver

The SBA 504 - or as it is also known as the CDC 504 loan - is commercial real estate financing that provides solutions for the needs of most small and mid-sized businesses and offers some surprising benefits.

Top 10 Benefits of the SBA 504:

It is commercial financing that is actually available
Many transactions can be closed with 10% down payment or 10% equity and you can finance most of your closing and soft costs allowing for near "90% loan to cost" transactions
504 rates are still quite low
20 to 25 year amortization's allow for lower payments
The SBA loan application process has been streamlined
Loans of up to $12 million+ are available as a result of the Economic Stimulus and recent legislation
Refinances are available with a business expansion and without one
SBA 504 new construction projects are ideal for Green Building and Green Construction
You can get more SBA eligibility by using or producing Green or Renewable Energy
The 504 Renovation & Remodel Loan for Commercial Property is great for business expansion or for retrofitting an existing property to suit your needs.

504 vs. Conventional Commercial Financing

A Comparison of The SBA 504 vs. Traditional Commercial Financing
Traditional Commercial Financing	SBA 504
Available: Yes	Available: Yes
Down Payment: 20 to 35%	Down Payment: 10 to 20%
Closing and Soft Costs: Paid Out of Pocket	Closing & Soft Costs: Most Rolled Into Loan
Term: Typically 3 or 5 years with a balloon or call and a 10 or 15 year amortization	Term: 1st Mortgage: Fully Amortized over 25 years 2nd Mortgage: Below Market 20 year fixed rate
Rates: Low Adjustable Rates	Rates: Low Fixed or Adjustable Rates for 1st mortgage, very low rate for fixed rate 2nd mortgage
Fees: Varies	Fees: Yes
Prepayment Penalty: Typical	Prepayment Penalty: Yes

SBA 504 Loan Program Requirements and Guidelines - more detailed information about 504 small business loans

Green SBA 504 - Commercial Loan for Green Building Construction or Renovation, Renewable Energy Production (Solar, Wind, Biodiesel, etc.) or Energy Efficient Retrofit

SBA 504 New Construction and Renovation Benefits

The 504 program offers excellent benefits for small and mid-sized business buying or refinancing commercial property, but the real beauty of the program is what it can do for you. For instance...

The 504 loan allows you to purchase property and finance the costs to:

build
renovate
retrofit
customize
modernize
remodel
retool
convert

In addition to the cost of the improvements you can also finance the closing costs and soft costs and if you are building on land that you already own you can use the land as equity for the transaction.

SBA 504 Loans by Property Type, Occupation or Type of Borrower

A huge number of property types, occupations and businesses are eligible for 504 financing including Attorneys, CPA's, Veterinarians, Manufacturing Facilities and Light Industrial Buildings and most "owner occupied" or "owner operated" businesses, so please contact us to see if you can qualify.

Below are some common applications (listed alphabetically) for the program and below is a link to ineligible businesses:

SBA 504 Daycare & Childcare Center Financing - the 504 is ideal for the financing of day care centers and child care facilities. Let's say you own a child care or day care center business and there is a piece of property in your town that is in an ideal location, but the building or the property is not right for a day care center...well, the 504 can provide the financing to allow you to acquire and "reconstruct" or retrofit the property for the needs of your business and possibly at 90% loan to cost.
SBA Dental, Orthodontic or Oral Surgery Practice Financing - the 504 is also an excellent choice for various types of dentistry practices. Dentists, Orthodontists and Oral Surgeons needing to build a new facility or expand an existing practice will benefit from the ability to finance their building and equipment long term.
SBA 504 Hotel Financing and Motel Financing - these loans are still a great option for hotel and motel financing. Maybe you are considering financing the purchase of a hotel or motel and you found an existing hotel that is in the right location, but it needs a major renovation or facelift...and, let's say you want to build energy efficient or alternative-green energy elements like solar energy into the construction so your building will have less impact on the environment and so you can save money and take advantage of tax credits for going green...well, the 504 allows you to do just that.
SBA 504 Physician Loans - SBA loan for Physicians, Doctors Offices and Expensive Medical Equipment. If you are a doctor looking to expand your medical practice and the subsequent increase in patients requires not only more space, but the addition of expensive medical equipment then a 504 loan should be a good option for you since it allows you to expand or retrofit an existing building to suit the needs of your practice or build a new facility.
Preschool, Private School and Montessori School Construction - 10% Down SBA financing is available for preschool and private school construction, renovation, remodeling or refinancing. Pre-schools, montessori schools and private schools previously required more down, but this has been changed as a result of the ARRA - the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. (Refinances will be available in June of '09).
SBA 504 Loans for Veterans and Veteran Owned Businesses - the 504 is also a great option for veterans and veteran-owned businesses in need of commercial real estate financing with loans available up to $12+ million.
Ineligible Businesses - Businesses that are not eligible for a 504 loan

SBA 504 Loans Are Available

The many benefits of the SBA 504 loan make it hard to overlook when considering various types of commercial mortgage financing. It offers tremendous benefits for small and mid sized businesses. Perhaps the most obvious benefit is that...504 loans are actually available.

Call us toll free at 1-800-414-5285 to find out how an SBA 504 loan might benefit your business...or fill out a contact form by clicking the button below.

The SBA 504 - Major Benefits and Highlights of Owning Commercial Real Estate

1. The SBA 504 allows a down payment or equity of as little as 10%.

2. The 504 loan allows you to finance most closing costs and soft costs reducing out of pocket expenses to approximately 10% of the project cost and creating a near 90% loan to cost transaction.

3. The 504 loan enables you to build wealth in commercial property which can be a more secure long term strategy than other investments.

4. The SBA 504 is a commercial mortgage that is fully amortized over a long term with "below market" rates allowing for lower payments.

Once approved, there is no balloon, re-qualifying or refinancing necessary later. This saves you the future costs of a refinance and removes any anxiety about qualifying for a new loan at a later date.

5. The 504 enables you to own commercial real estate and take advantage of the significant tax breaks that come with ownership.

6. The SBA 504 Loan has always had a moderate fee structure.

7. The SBA 504 allows you do to a purchase and renovation of a commercial property in one loan which allows you to "retrofit" an existing property to your needs.

Larger SBA Loan Amounts

504 loans also allow increased loan amounts for the following types of small and mid sized businesses:

Green Businesses
Veteran Owned Businesses
Women Owned Businesses - 51% or more ownership
Minority Owned Businesses - 51% or more ownership
Rural Businesses

Green Energy Incentives of the SBA 504

1. New construction and existing buildings that incorporate Green construction into their buildings and facilities are now eligible for much larger SBA 504 loans if they meet the public policy goal of a 10% decrease in energy consumption. Any business eligible for a 504 loan that adheres to green energy policies can now take advantage of the excellent terms afforded by the 504 and the total cost of a green project can be in the $13 to $14 million range.

The use of solar panels could be enough to qualify a building for this benefit.

2. Small and mid-sized businesses generating renewable energy or renewable fuels such as Solar Power, BioMass, Hydropower, Ocean Thermal, GeoThermal and Wind can now obtain a commercial mortgage loan to finance the purchase or construction of commercial real estate.

And power generation does not have to be your primary business. Any business that is eligible for the 504 program can utilize this significant enhancement.

3. Larger 504 loans are also available to small and mid sized businesses that work with qualified architects and engineers in creating a "green building using "sustainable design" as defined by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards and the Green Building Certificate Institute. In some cases there must be renewable energy production to qualify for maximum financing.

*504 Loans are currently available up to $12MM+ for:

A Manufacturing business in a "multi-use" facility
Businesses that are able to reduce energy costs/consumption by 10% using various energy efficient measures
Green or renewable energy and fuel producers

SBA 504 Refinance - The 504 program can now be used to refinance owner occupied commercial property. The Economic Stimulus and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act made an SBA or CDC 504 refinance possible with an expansion and now The Jobs Act makes debt refinances possible starting on February 28th 2011. (Up until recently, 504 financing was only available for purchase, acquisition or new construction of commercial real estate).

SBA 504 Loan Prepayment Penalty - How the SBA 504 loan prepayment penalty is calculated.

SBA Loan Alternatives: SBA Loans aren't always the answer and there are alternatives...if you have Assets.

Asset Based Loans - Asset based loans are a quick way to access capital for your business. The key is actually having an "asset" that can be financed. AB Lending includes Purchase Order Financing, Contract Monetization, Invoice Factoring & the financing of other assets.

Commercial Mortgage Articles, Small Business Real Estate and other Resources:

SBA 504 Blog - Our blog discussing the 504 and 7a loan programs and how they can help your business.

Self Storage and Mini Storage - Self Storage Businesses are now eligible for SBA financing.

Green Energy Resources - Our ever-growing list of resources to help you better understand the benefits of Green Building.

Prefabricated Modular Construction - Prefab construction for energy efficient commercial buildings.

Liquor Store Loans - SBA loans are an excellent low down payment source of liquor store and wine store financing.

Renewable Energy Power Project Financing - Funding for renewable energy projects and power plants $10 million and up.

SBA Jobs Bill - The SBA Jobs Bills would bring significant changes to Small Business Administration loan programs.

Commercial Hard Money Loans - No Doc Commercial Loans - aka Private Money & Commercial Hard Money Loans.

CalCAP Loans for California Small Businesses - California small business loan program.

504 A Minus Loan Program - New SBA "A -" program for businesses who have recovered from the Recesssion.

SBA Financing for Veterinarians - SBA loans are a great solution for Vets looking to finance a practice or commercial real estate.