94 SBA loans have financed Country Inns & Suites locations since 2003, written by 61 different lenders across 29 states. Half were approved for $1.6M or less, the mix is 504-heavy, and 26% went to owners whose business was under two years old.
A lender that has already underwritten this brand knows the unit economics, the build-out costs, and the franchisor. That is worth more to you than a bigger bank starting from scratch.