SBA <> Seller Note

January 26, 2024
by a searcher from University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School in Tampa, FL, USA
Seller refuses to take a seller note of any kind. Can you still get a SBA loan without a seller note?
January 26, 2024
by a searcher from University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School in Tampa, FL, USA
Seller refuses to take a seller note of any kind. Can you still get a SBA loan without a seller note?
from University of Florida in Dallas, TX, USA
An additional tool you have is to preorder your 3rd party business valuation. This typically costs $2.5k - $5.0k, and you will be able to use the report for up to 12 months. If the valuation were to state the business is worth $3MM and the Seller won't budge off of $3.5MM, no one can buy the business (via SBA), because a bank cannot lend over the FMV of the business per the SBA. It is a compelling tool to renegotiate the purchase price with a Seller. Please note: this tactic comes with risk, because if the Seller rebuffs you, you are out the cost of the business valuation. If the deal gets done, you can use the cost of the business valuation as part of your injection.
from Eastern Illinois University in 900 E Diehl Rd, Naperville, IL 60563, USA
I always recommend seller notes if possible not for the SBA lender but because if you have any defaults on reps and warranties it gives you an immediate way to claw back on the seller versus suing them in court and chasing them to recapture money you have already paid them and they might have already spent.
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