The Importance of Working with a Licensed and Verified Direct Commercial Lender
The Importance of Working with a Licensed and Verified Direct Commercial Lender
By: Jeff Luker, Commercial Capital BIDCO
When seeking financing for a commercial real estate project or business investment, choosing the right lending partner is just as important as selecting the right loan product. Working with a licensed and verified direct commercial lender provides borrowers with greater confidence, transparency, and security throughout the financing process.
A licensed lender operates in compliance with applicable federal and state regulations, helping to ensure ethical lending practices and accountability. Verification adds another layer of trust by confirming that the lender has the authority, financial capacity, and experience to fund commercial transactions directly rather than acting solely as a broker or intermediary.
Direct commercial lenders can often streamline the financing process by making lending decisions in-house. This can lead to faster approvals, clearer communication, and fewer delays, since borrowers work directly with the funding source instead of navigating multiple third parties.
Partnering with a verified lender also helps reduce the risk of fraud and unnecessary fees. Reputable lenders provide transparent loan terms, clearly explain costs, and maintain open communication throughout underwriting and closing. This allows borrowers to make informed decisions and better plan for the future. Before committing to any commercial financing, borrowers should verify the lender's licensing, review their track record, and request documentation that confirms their ability to fund loans. Performing this due diligence can help protect your investment and contribute to a smoother, more successful lending experience.
In today's competitive commercial lending market, working with a licensed and verified direct lender is a practical step toward securing reliable financing and building a long-term financial partnership based on trust and professionalism.
Commercial Capital BIDCO, a licensed and verified direct commercial lender headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, exemplifies the advantages of working directly with an established lender. Backed by an experienced in-house credit team and an efficient credit committee capable of reviewing opportunities within 48 hours, the company is positioned to make timely lending decisions and keep transactions moving forward. This streamlined approach, combined with a commitment to responsive service and disciplined underwriting, helps borrowers navigate the financing process with confidence while supporting reliable and efficient closings nationwide.
Ready to talk through your potential deals? Contact the Commercial Capital BIDCO team today to get started: https://commercialcapitalbidco.com/apply/
June 2026 DealTalk: Mastering the Pitch: The Anatomy Of a Perfect Deal Presentation
“It’s about learning the basics – blocking and tackling.” – Terry Luker
On the latest episode of the DealTalk podcast, Terry Luker and Jeff Luker discussed the anatomy of deal presentation. Did you know that being a Commercial Loan Broker means that you are not only an advocate for your clients but also a trusted resource for your lenders? When a commercial loan broker brings a new deal to the table, it’s always worth ensuring that the deal is complete when presented. From a Lender's perspective, this not only allows for quicker decision-making, but also quicker processing and a more easily closed deals for all parties involved.
Learn more about how to build a complete deal as well as how to present it to the lender with the full story intact by listening in on the latest episode of DealTalk!
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Portfolio Loans Can Simplify and Scale Your Investment Strategy
Did you know that Portfolio Loans are a strong strategic option for investors with multiple properties, non-traditional income, or properties that do not meet conventional lending standards?
Let our team at Commercial Capital BIDCO walk you through the best options for you and your goals. Submit a deal inquiry today on our website to get started!
Program Highlights:
- No Tax Returns Required
- Minimum Loan of $500,000
- Max Loan of $6,250,000
- Up to 80% LTV (75% on REFI)
Property Requirements:
- Minimum of 3 Rental Properties & $500,000 Loan Amount
- Max of 50 Properties May Be Combined Into 1 (one) Loan
- Minimum Unit Value of $100,000
DealTalk Podcast: Capacity, Not Capital, Is Still the Binding Constraint in Commercial Lending
Join Terry Luker for a fresh episode of DealTalk as he sits down with members of the Commercial Loan Broker Association team to discuss capacity needs in the commercial lending industry as well as cover 2026 education opportunities within the Commercial Loan Broker Association. This is one you do not want to miss!
Watch the full episode of DealTalk on YouTube or give it a listen on Spotify using the links below.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/OeT-Q-QgpxI
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/69S5kjZRi1QAe2QSpiSKTn?si=nQ-0DP3GTYqzzyGPtOwxWg
What Brokers Need to Know About Upcoming SBA Changes
The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced that non-citizen permanent residents (green-card holders) will no longer be eligible to receive SBA-backed loans. This change, effective March 1, 2026, could have significant impacts on small businesses and the broader economy. The CLBA has reviewed the update and provides a concise breakdown of what it means in practice.
The Changes, Simplified
- SBA-backed loans will now only be available to businesses fully owned by U.S. citizens or nationals.
- Legal permanent residents can no longer hold any ownership stake in an SBA borrower.
- Non-citizens can still operate businesses and access conventional loans, but SBA-guaranteed financing is no longer an option.
- Applications that receive an SBA loan number before March 1, 2026 may proceed under prior eligibility rules.
Read more here on our affiliate's news page: Commercial Loan Broker Association Website
CCB Steps In for CRE Loan Near Tampa, Florida
Our client was able to recently close on a $1.26MM perm real estate loan for an owner-occupied commercial property in central Florida. Due to the borrowers previously winning a law suit, they were forced to cover their legal bills by using a high interest debt option. Our team at Commercial Capital BIDCO was able to step in and provide enough capital to replace the high interest debt as well as approximately $200k in working capital - ultimately saving our client literally tens of thousands per month! We are proud of the creativity our team presented to the borrower and the ability to work quickly so that their previous use of high-interest debt could be erased.
Commercial Capital BIDCO is one of the nation's leading direct lenders for a reason - our outside-the-box thinking, ability to close quickly, and our dedication to the client's needs truly sets us apart! We would love to chat through your deal. Send us an inquiry on our website today at commercialcapitalbidco.com.
North Carolina Commercial Property Closes on Cash-Out Refinance
In March of 2024, our borrower closed on the cash-out refinance of their commercial property located in Supply, North Carolina. The expansive property consists of six buildings with a combined 89,711 square feet sitting across a 33.4 acre lot. The loan amount for this deal was $2,000,000 and the LTV was 59%.
The loan proceeds from this closed deal are to be used in numerous ways by the client including paying off the current note, providing a 4-month interest reserve, providing funds, and for demolition and working capital to finish architecture and engineering across each of the six structures.
Thank you to our client for allowing us to have a hand in this deal! We are excited to see the finished products from the client's planned improvements!
Let's see if your deal is a fit for our team here at Commercial Capital BIDCO! We work nationally across multiple industry segments. Let's work together! Submit a deal inquiry today on our website: https://commercialcapitalbidco.com/apply/
A Letter From Terry Luker: What Do You Do When the Industry Icon Goes Away?
What Do You Do When the Industry Icon Goes Away?
How does the void get filled?
Do you leave the vacuum running and wait to see what or who fills it?
Three of us - myself, Terry Luker, along with Jeff Luker and Jon Cosentino - chose to try and fill the void while also changing our industry’s direction. Our industry is the commercial loan brokering industry, a trillion-dollar transactional industry.
Over the past eleven years, I founded two businesses - Alternative Capital Solutions, a commercial loan brokering company and later a direct lender, Commercial Capital BIDCO. As I look back at my time in the industry, I realize there are two companies that were instrumental in the growth of my businesses - Commercial Capital Training Group (CCTG) and The National Alliance of Commercial Loan Brokers (NACLB). CCTG was the company that provided commercial loan broker training. I attended that training in December of 2013. The NACLB was the association and conference that we attended for many years. I was given the Commercial Loan Broker Rookie of the Year award in 2014 and in 2016 I received the Commercial Loan Broker of the Year award. These awards were presented by the NACLB at their annual conference.
Both CCTG and NACLB were owned by Kris Roglieri. Kris is now involved in multiple lawsuits resulting from business activities he had through another company he owns, Prime Venture Capital Lending. I am personally familiar with the lending tactics he used with this new company as he had promised me that he could get my lending company, Commercial Capital BIDCO, a $100,000,000 line of credit. Our firm sent in the $35,000 due diligence fee and began the process of acquiring that line of credit. Thankfully we have an awesome attorney who quickly saw through the scheme, and we did not move forward with a loan. We were going to be required to place $20,000,000 on deposit in an interest reserve account. Our attorney could not get comfortable with the agreements and advised me that Kris would have complete control over those funds to do whatever he wanted with. Our attorney told me that it appeared to be a Ponzi Scheme and in turn saved my company and my family from certain financial disaster as we could not afford to lose $20,000,000.
With CCTG and the NACLB closing, there was a massive void in our industry. I had previously tried (and as we have now discovered, many of his staff had tried) to convince Kris to take the conference to a more education-based focus as an association. As a direct lender, we work with commercial loan brokers every day and we see first-hand the struggles that many of them have. Many do not have the knowledge needed to take a deal from the beginning relationship with the borrower to the funding with a lender. They simply do not have the necessary training and experience to get it done.
Our team has decided to bring a superior level of training and education to both our new association and conference, the Commercial Loan Broker Association, as well as our new training company, The Commercial Loan Broker Academy. Our association and academy will be different. We have planned for our first conference to take place in Orlando this October 1-3, 2024. We want the conference to bring lenders, vendors and brokers together to not only meet and network, but to execute plans that will give the brokers’ clients access to the funds they need to grow and expand their businesses. We want lenders to be able to know, with confidence, that the brokers they are working with have the knowledge base needed to get the deal to them with the correct structure and documentation needed for them to make an informed decision on funding those transactions. That is a win for everyone when we accomplish this. The CLBA conference will be more educational focused to help fulfill this need in our industry.
With our new training academy, we want to increase the chances of success for every new commercial loan broker. When I started in this business 11 years ago, there were three things I had to do every day: 1) I had to find clients that needed my services, 2) find lenders that would lend to my clients, and 3) package my clients’ loan requests in the format that lenders wanted. I was burning the candle at both ends!
We want to change that. One of the best things that we ever did at our company is that we built our own credit team. At Alternative Capital Solutions, we underwrite every deal that we represent. ACS does all the underwriting for our lending company. We also underwrite participation deals that we do between banks. We have multiple bank partners that utilize us to find participating bank partners for deals they want to fund that might be too big for their bank or might just want to spread some of the risk to participant partners. Our credit underwriting sets us apart from every other commercial loan brokering company.
We are going to leverage that credit underwriting and provide access to our team for those students who attend our training academy. In addition, we are going to allow our student graduates access to our lender book in order to help fund their deals. As you can see, if we provide the deal packaging and underwriting to our graduates and we provide our lending relationships to our graduates, all they must do is go find their clients. We believe this will be a great recipe for success for our graduate students.
I am excited about where we are as an industry, but I am more excited about where we can take our industry. This is not a one-person success or fail opportunity. This is an opportunity for all of us who love what we do, to come together and grow our industry in education, morals, ethics and accountability. Come be part of a new direction. I hope to see you all in Orlando this October!
By: Terry Luker, Founder and Owner:
Alternative Capital Solutions, Commercial Capital BIDCO, The Commercial Loan Broker Academy, the Commercial Loan Broker Association, and The Commercial Broker Playbook
Terry Luker and Jeff Luker Launch the Commercial Loan Broker Association
Exciting times are ahead for the teams at Alternative Capital Solutions and Commercial Capital BIDCO! In order to fill a gap within the Commercial Loan Broker industry, Terry Luker and Jeff Luker – along with business partner Jon Cosentino of Fairwinds Commercial Capital – have launched the Commercial Loan Broker Association (CLBA). Terry, Jeff and Jon created the CLBA as a way for Commercial Loan Brokers to establish meaningful relationships with lenders and other brokers across the United States, increase their deal flow, as well as tap into thoughtful professional development and education opportunities. Using their combined experience of over a century within the CRE and Finance industries, CLBA’s main goal will be to drive broker success and strengthen broker + lender relationships.
Their inaugural CLBA Conference & Expo will be hosted in Orlando, Florida at the Hilton Lake Buena Vista at Disney Springs this October 1 – 3, 2024. The Conference & Expo will take brokers and lenders into deep educational dives covering industry trends, key strategies for growth, and new technologies that will benefit their businesses. Networking and exposition hours will allow for all attendees to connect, build relationships, and talk deals with contacts across the country.
Mark Sanborn will deliver the Keynote Address for CLBA 2024. Sanborn, President of Sanborn & Associates, has spent over 30 years cultivating extraordinary leaders. Sanborn is an international bestselling author and an award-winning leadership keynote speaker who has written eight books, including the New York Times and International Bestseller, The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary, which has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. His latest book is The Intention Imperative: Three Essential Changes That Will Make You a Successful Leader Today. The CLBA is thrilled to have him kick-off their first annual Conference & Expo.
Early Bird Registration for Broker and Lender attendees is now open! Sponsorship opportunities for the Conference & Expo are also available. Information for Registration and Sponsorships can be found on the website at https://clbassociation.com/conference-2024/.
Top 5 U.S. Cities for First-Time Commercial Real Estate Investors
Investing in commercial real estate can be a lucrative venture, offering opportunities for significant returns and portfolio diversification. For first-time investors entering this market, selecting the right location is crucial for success. Some key factors to think about when choosing which market to enter into are population growth, job growth, and high rental demand. Here are the top five U.S. cities that offer promising prospects for first-time commercial real estate investors:
1.) Nashville, Tennessee
Commonly known as, “Music City”, Nashville has emerged as a hotspot for commercial real estate. The city’s strong job market is fueled by tourism, finance, and healthcare, and has forced the need for more office space as well as retail space. Nashville’s business-friendly environment yields a promising opportunity for first-time commercial real estate investors. This is a prime area for not only alternative lending opportunities, but SBA products geared towards those small and/or new businesses could be an excellent route as well.
2.) Atlanta, Georgia
Known as the economic hub of the Southeast, Atlanta boasts a thriving business environment and a rapidly growing population. The city's diverse economy, which includes sectors like technology, finance, and logistics, provides ample opportunities for commercial real estate investments. Additionally, Atlanta's favorable tax environment and relatively low cost of living make it an attractive destination for businesses, driving demand for commercial properties.
3.) Austin, Texas
In recent years Austin has experienced rapid population growth, and is home to a burgeoning tech scene and a dynamic entrepreneurial culture. The city's strong job market, fueled by companies like Dell, IBM, and numerous startups, has led to increased demand for office, retail, and mixed-use developments. With a vibrant arts and entertainment scene and a high quality of life, Austin offers attractive investment opportunities for first-time commercial real estate investors. From large commercial loan opportunities to small-business ventures, the commercial lending space here is especially unique.
4.) Denver, Colorado
Situated at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Denver combines natural beauty with a booming economy, making it an appealing destination for commercial real estate investment. Its strategic location as a transportation and logistics hub, coupled with a diverse economy spanning industries such as aerospace, healthcare, renewable energy, and cannabis, contributes to its allure. Denver's young and educated population, alongside a burgeoning tech sector, further augur well for the future growth of the commercial real estate market. Notably, Denver's cannabis industry stands as a trailblazer in the landscape of legalized marijuana since the state's landmark legalization of recreational cannabis in 2012. Emerging as a leading destination for cannabis enthusiasts and entrepreneurs, the industry continues to thrive, significantly contributing to the city’s economy.
**It is important remember that the cannabis laws vary by state
5.) Seattle, Washington
Home to tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft, Seattle has become synonymous with innovation and economic growth. The city's thriving technology sector, combined with a highly skilled workforce and a culture of entrepreneurship, has led to sustained demand for commercial real estate properties. From office buildings in the bustling downtown area to mixed-use developments in vibrant neighborhoods, Seattle offers diverse investment options for first-time commercial real estate investors seeking exposure to a dynamic and rapidly evolving market.
These five U.S. cities present attractive opportunities for first-time commercial real estate investors looking to enter the market. From Atlanta's diverse economy to Seattle's tech-driven growth, each city offers its own unique advantages and potential for success. However, as with any investment, thorough research and due diligence are essential to making informed decisions and maximizing returns in the competitive commercial real estate landscape.