When you're buying a business that owns real estate and a bank or SBA loan stalls, a private acquisition loan secured by that real estate can fund the purchase on a faster timeline. Instead of a months-long double underwrite, the lender underwrites the collateral, the operator, and a clear repayment plan — often a refinance into permanent financing once the business is under your ownership and stabilized.
Why bank and SBA deals stall: acquisitions are complex — seller financials that need interpretation, entity structures, a transition year, or a deadline the SBA timeline can't meet. Those are timing and complexity problems, not signs of a weak business.
How a private acquisition loan bridges it: secured by the real estate involved, it funds the purchase now and buys time to close the SBA loan, refinance into a bank, or stabilize operations. The key is a credible exit from the bridge.
What makes an acquisition fundable: real estate to secure the loan, a buyer who can operate the business, and a clear plan for the capital and the exit. Complexity in the financials is normal and workable; a missing plan is not.
Structure to the deal: acquisitions often need more than one property, or a second lien behind seller financing — structures banks decline for complexity. At BuildUp, we underwrite the business behind the numbers and lend across nine Western states, secured by real estate.
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