30 SBA loans have financed Suburban Studios by Choice Hotels (f locations since 2017, written by 18 different lenders across 18 states. Half were approved for $2.8M or less, the mix is almost entirely 7(a), and 50% 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.