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Two loan programs. One is right for your deal. Find out in ten minutes.

7(a) and 504 sound like tax forms and gatekeep like a secret handshake. This 7-page guide translates both into plain English, walks you to your answer in three questions, and hands you the one-sentence opener that makes a lender stop using the beginner script on you.

Instant download after checkout. Self-serve education, not advice; the fine print inside says so in the same plain English. Not what you expected? Email us within 14 days and we refund it, no forms.

Inside the download

The two programs, translated

The workhorse and the bricks-and-iron loan: what each buys, who funds it, how the rates behave, and the first-timer's rule for choosing in one read.

Inside the download

The three-question decision

What is your money actually buying, how big is the real estate slice, and are you buying both a company and its building? Answer those and the choice makes itself.

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The combining rules, done correctly

Eligible borrowers can combine the programs up to $10M total, generally $5.0M from each, and the approval order matters. The guide walks the sequence that protects your borrowing room, current to the July 2026 policy.

Inside the download

The worksheet and your opening sentence

Write your deal's shape, check your answer, and draft the sentence you will say to the lender. Vocabulary is leverage, and it costs ten minutes.

Questions

The honest answers

I have no deal yet. Too early?
It is exactly the right time. Knowing your likely program shapes which lenders you call and what you say first. The worksheet works with a target range, not just a signed deal.
Is the $10M figure current?
Yes: under SBA policy effective July 4, 2026, eligible borrowers can combine 7(a) and 504 financing up to $10M total, generally $5.0M from each program. Most content online still has this wrong, which is partly why this guide exists.
Will my lender just tell me this?
A good one will, eventually, in their language. Walking in already knowing changes the conversation from a lecture to a negotiation, and it is the cheapest confidence you will ever buy.
What format is it?
A 7-page PDF, instant download, built to be kept open during lender calls. Page 4 is a side-by-side you will use more than once.
Ten minutes, honestly

Stop nodding along to acronyms.

By tonight you can name your program, explain why, and say it in one sentence. That is what sounding fundable actually is.

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