What is the max percent of the deal you have seen financed with a seller note

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by an member from University of Virginia-Darden - Darden School of Business
in Homewood, AL, USA

6yrs ago

What is the max percent of the deal you have seen financed with a seller note

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reply by an intermediary 6yrs ago
from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC, USA

Hi Jacob - the terms are highly deal specific. If along side an SBA loan, will often see a 5 to 10 year amortization. Protections for seller usually include security agreement, filing a UCC, personal guaranty (see two good discussions: redacted and redacted), life insurance on the buyer, paid for by the buyer, in favor of the seller (just like you would have with a bank loan), and period review of financials. Email me at redacted and I can send you the seller finance info from the report.

reply by an intermediary 6yrs ago
from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC, USA

Good point ^redacted‌, deals with more than average seller finance usually come with a higher price.