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What if your next commercial real estate deal could change your life—but no one ever taught you how to make it happen?
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Bill Rapp
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From structuring your first deal and building your personal brand, to overcoming financing roadblocks and surviving market downturns, this no-fluff guide is packed with firsthand stories, actionable insights, and field-tested tools to help you thrive in today’s complex CRE landscape.
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What separates successful deals from failed onesHow to transition from residential to commercial with confidenceThe art of reading people and closing like a proSmart financing tactics for every asset class—from retail to multifamilyHow to scale your business, lead a team, and future-proof your career
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How your credit score affects your mortgage (and how to fix it fast)What lenders arereallylooking for — and how to get pre-approved like a proBudgeting tips, hidden costs, and why “$0 down” doesn’t mean “free”How to build your dream team and search with strategyThe real-deal guide to inspections, appraisals, and closing dayBonus insights forveterans using VA loans— including how to get your COE, debunking common VA myths, and planning for future moves or refinancing
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ABOUT AUTHOR
Bill Rapp
Bill Rapp is a seasoned commercial real estate broker and finance expert with over a decade of experience helping clients navigate complex property transactions and capital solutions. Based in Houston, Texas, Bill specializes in investment sales, acquisitions, and commercial financing strategies tailored to meet the needs of investors, developers, and business owners. He brings a
unique blend of market insight, negotiation skills, and financial acumen to every deal, consistently delivering value and growth opportunities for his clients. With a deep knowledge of the Houston and Greater Texas markets, Bill
is committed to building long-term relationships and helping clients make smart, strategic decisions in today’s ever-evolving real estate landscape. When
he’s not closing deals or analyzing the next big opportunity, Bill enjoys time with family, outdoor adventures, and giving back to the local community through mentorship and service.If you’d like, I can help write or edit these based on
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🏕️ SBA 7(a) Construction Loans for RV Parks: How to Finance Land, Development & Expansion 🚐
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SBA 7(a) Construction Loans for RV and Manufactured Home Parks
Developing an RV park or manufactured home community can be a capital-intensive project. Between land acquisition, site preparation, roads, utilities, infrastructure, amenities, construction costs, equipment, and working capital, the total development budget can escalate quickly.
For qualified owner-operators, an SBA 7(a) construction loan may provide an attractive alternative to conventional commercial real estate financing.
The SBA 7(a) program can finance eligible real estate acquisition and improvements, equipment, working capital, business acquisitions, and multi-purpose transactions. The standard 7(a) program currently permits loans of up to $5 million, while real-estate financing can generally receive maturities of up to 25 years.
For an RV park or manufactured home park, however, there is an important distinction:
The project needs to qualify as an eligible operating business—not simply a passive real estate investment.
Why SBA 7(a) Can Be Attractive for RV Park Construction
Traditional construction lenders frequently want substantial borrower equity, strong development experience, additional collateral, and a clearly defined stabilization strategy.
SBA financing can potentially address a broader capital stack because 7(a) proceeds may be used for multiple eligible purposes within the same transaction. SBA specifically permits uses including acquiring or improving real estate, purchasing equipment and fixtures, providing working capital, and starting or acquiring businesses.
That flexibility can be particularly useful when an RV park development involves more than purchasing dirt and constructing improvements.
A project might include:
·Land acquisition
·Roads and internal drives
·Utility infrastructure
·RV pads and site improvements
·Clubhouse or office construction
·Laundry and recreational facilities
·Furniture, fixtures and equipment
·Signage and operational equipment
·Eligible startup and working-capital requirements
The exact eligible uses and structure depend on the project, borrower, lender and current SBA requirements.
The Critical Issue: Operating Business vs. Passive Investment
This is where RV and manufactured home park transactions require careful structuring.
SBA financing is designed to support eligible for-profit operating businesses. SBA eligibility requirements state that applicants must be operating businesses and cannot fall within an ineligible business category.
Consequently, an investor who simply wants to construct a park, rent sites to tenants and hold the property as a passive real estate investment should not assume SBA 7(a) financing will qualify.
The operating model matters.
An RV resort with meaningful services, active management and qualifying business operations can present a very different SBA eligibility analysis from a passive land-rental operation. Manufactured housing communities can require particularly careful review because of their operating and rental structure.
Eligibility should therefore be evaluated before relying on SBA financing in the development budget or purchase contract.
How Much Can SBA 7(a) Finance?
The maximum individual 7(a) loan remains $5 million. Standard 7(a) loans above $350,000 generally carry a maximum SBA guaranty of 75%, although the SBA guaranty is protection for the lender—it is not the same thing as the percentage of your project cost that the lender will finance.
That distinction is important.
There isn't one universal SBA construction loan-to-cost percentage or down payment that applies to every RV park development. The lender still underwrites the borrower, project, equity contribution, collateral, projections and ability to repay.
In July 2026, SBA also implemented a policy allowing qualified borrowers to obtain a 7(a) loan first and separately access up to $5 million through the 504 program, potentially providing as much as $10 million in combined SBA-backed financing when both programs and projects qualify.
What Will an SBA Lender Analyze?
For a ground-up RV park or manufactured housing project, expect underwriting to go substantially deeper than credit score and property value.
The lender may evaluate the sponsor's liquidity and net worth, management and industry experience, construction budget, plans and specifications, contractor qualifications, development timeline, market feasibility, projected occupancy, pricing assumptions, operating expenses, cash-flow projections and debt-service capacity.
For a startup project, the quality of the business plan and financial projections becomes especially important because there isn't an established operating history demonstrating the property's ability to service its debt.
Don't Confuse the SBA Guaranty With Easy Underwriting
One of the biggest misconceptions about SBA financing is that the government guaranty makes a difficult project automatically financeable.
It doesn't.
The SBA guaranty reduces part of the participating lender's credit exposure, but the underlying business still needs to demonstrate reasonable repayment ability. SBA's eligibility requirements specifically require applicants to be creditworthy and demonstrate a reasonable ability to repay the loan.
For a new RV park, that means the development assumptions need to make sense.
A lender may want to understand questions such as:
How many sites are being constructed?
What are the projected nightly, weekly and monthly rates?
What occupancy is required to break even?
How quickly will the property reach stabilization?
What competing parks operate nearby?
What creates demand for this particular location?
How much cash does the sponsor have available for contingencies?
Those questions can ultimately be as important as the underlying real estate.
SBA 7(a) vs. Conventional RV Park Construction Financing
SBA financing isn't automatically the right solution.
A conventional bank construction loan may make more sense for an experienced developer with substantial liquidity and a straightforward project. Bridge or private capital can potentially work when speed or flexibility matters more than cost. Other permanent financing can become attractive once the park has been constructed and stabilized.
The goal shouldn't simply be to ask:
"Can I get an SBA loan?"
The better question is:
"Which capital structure best matches my construction plan, operating model and long-term exit strategy?"
Start With the Financing Before You Break Ground
One of the costliest mistakes developers can make is designing the entire project and negotiating the land acquisition before understanding how lenders will underwrite it.
Financing should be considered during the feasibility stage.
Before approaching lenders, assemble a preliminary package containing the land contract or property information, development budget, site plan, projected unit/site count, sponsor financial information, resumes, operating plan, construction timeline, projected revenue, projected expenses and sources-and-uses schedule.
A well-prepared package gives lenders a much clearer picture of the proposed business.
How Medallion Funds Can Help
RV park and manufactured housing construction financing is specialized. Different SBA lenders can have different credit appetites, construction requirements and interpretations of a project's risk.
That's where working with a commercial mortgage broker can add value.
Medallion Funds can help evaluate the proposed transaction, identify potential financing structures and approach lenders whose programs are better aligned with the project.
Whether you're acquiring an existing park, expanding one, or developing a new RV community, the financing conversation should begin early.
Have an RV park or manufactured housing project you're considering?
Let's evaluate the project, business model, construction budget and capital requirements before you commit to a financing strategy.
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