SBA Fees

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by a searcher from Murdoch University
in Chicago, IL, USA

1yr ago

SBA Fees

I'm interested to learn whether the fees for external consultants and 3rd parties can be covered by an SBA loan when buying a business?

I need to pay my Accountants, Attorneys and a Deal Consultant and would like to increase my SBA loan by the amount owed to them at close.

Do SBA lenders allow this?

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reply by a lender 1yr ago
from California State University, Sacramento in Seattle, WA, USA

Attny and QOE/CPA ok to include in project costs. Other ‘buyer ‘advisor’ fees need to be supported with itemized cost breakdowns. An axial type fee based on % of loan amount is limited to $30k

reply by a lender 1yr ago
from Eastern Illinois University in 900 E Diehl Rd, Naperville, IL 60563, USA

Yes, you can roll those costs into the loan. Some lenders are willing to put them right into the loan and others just increase working capital to give you funds that way to cover those costs. Happy to discuss if you have additional questions at redacted