265 SBA loans have financed La Quinta Inn locations since 2002, written by 132 different lenders across 38 states. Half were approved for $1.7M or less, the mix is 504-heavy, and 27% 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.