We have expertise to work with lenders on the build out and development of gas stations and convenience stores. We have experience with a number of the large gas station brands. Typical financing types include term debt, small revolving facility and real estate financing.
Our specialty is those tough to finance mixed use commercial/residential properties, the ones the Banks typically don’t have interest in. Whether it’s Main St. or New St construction, we can source lenders with solutions tailored for you. Typical financing includes term debt and commercial mortgage financing, primarily real-estate secured.
Specialized properties represent a unique challenge for lenders due to the nature of business and marketability as they are usually purpose built. Examples include businesses like Banquet Halls, Funeral Homes, Car Washes. We have access to lenders that will consider these. Typical financing products are term debt, revolving debt for the operating business and mortgage financing.
Marinas are a very specialized business, and require unique expertise to run, and present environmental risks. These business can have sustainable but seasonal cash flows that lenders can sometimes struggle to support. There are not a lot of transactions in these businesses so finding lenders requires expertise. Typical products including revolving debt for the business, term debt for equipment and long term mortgage debt for the land and buildings.
This is a highly specialized type of lending. Motels and hotels can have seasonality and fluctuate with economic conditions. Lenders heavily assess managements capability to run these businesses. We work with lenders with this type of expertise. Typical financing solutions we can provide includes both construction financing and take out/long term debt financing.
This highly regulated business is still in its infancy in Canada and most lenders still struggle with providing financing of any type. Often financed by shareholder or private loans, we’ll work with you to find options to support your retail cannabis opportunity. Typical facilities include revolving debt and term debt, and long-term financing for the real estate portion.
Whether its the big chains or the up and coming, we have lenders that support both franchisees and emerging franchisors that are trying to get into franchising. Typical financing includes term debt, revolving debt and long term real estate financing.
Lending cross border represents both a business opportunity and a lending challenge for businesses of all types to finance. Most often US based lenders we work with do real estate financing or some asset-based financing. Facilities are primarily long term secured lending.
Storage facilities represent a fast-growing opportunity typically near larger cities where average unit sizes of homes are shrinking and storage space can be scarce. These are highly specialized businesses however with cash flows that can be volatile at times. Only certain lenders have this appetite and land costs can be a substantial portion of the cost. Typical financing can include construction financing and long-term debt.
Probably one of the toughest assets to finance, given the uncertainty that can often come with land purchases, we work with lenders who want to support your land development projects in the short-to near term. Developing land requires a lot of experience and requires lenders who are willing to take the the big picture view. Typical financing always real estate secured debt with a variety of re-payment features depending on the development strategy.
