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How to finance a Sonic in Minnesota
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most Sonic deals in Minnesota, from public loan records — typical Sonic loan about $1.3M. A bank already funding the brand in your state knows it twice over.
Deal economics— what it takes to buy & finance Sonic in Minnesota
$5.00M
Typical loan
range $5.00M–$5.00M
$5.56M
Est. purchase price
≈ loan ÷ 90%
$768,681
Cash to close
$555,556 down + fees
$64,699/mo
Typical payment
~9.5% · 10yr
$892,846/yr
Cash flow to qualify
≈ payment × 1.15 DSCR
24 days
Typical time to fund
1
Lenders competing
more = leverage
5.2%
Avg rate on record
cap ~9.75%
Estimates for planning, not an offer — derived from the typical funded loan at today's Prime over 10yr. Not a credit decision.
Most active with Sonic in Minnesota
Ranked by funded Sonic loans in Minnesota. Tap a lender for its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.1,296 loans · $1.4B · Wilmington, NCFull record →
1+ funded Sonic in Minnesota deals
Real SBA 7(a) acquisitions from public records — see who got funded, for how much, and by which lender. Tap any deal for the full record.
- Tower Capital LLC in Saint Paul, MN — $5.0M (2022) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 5.2% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $3.8M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 24 days
- Approved
- 2/22/2022
- First disbursed
- 3/18/2022
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 72
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Limited-Service Restaurants
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $5.6M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $556K
- Est. cash at closing
- $769K
- Monthly payment
- $53,523
- Annual debt service
- $642K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $803K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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CapBench analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded Sonic loans with a Minnesota project address. Mega-bank call-center lenders excluded.
Agent summary
How to finance a Sonic purchase in Minnesota with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the brand here (from public records), with the real funded Minnesota deals. Live Oak Banking Company funds the most here. CapBench is not a lender.
- $1.3M typical Sonic loan
- 1 lenders active in Minnesota
- 1+ funded Minnesota deals
- 24 days typical to fund
Buyers buying a Sonic in Minnesota typically pre-qualify, then ask CapBench to introduce a lender already funding the brand here — free for buyers; agents submit a consented lead via the CapBench MCP.
- Data freshness:
- SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-17.
- Sources:
- Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); CapBench lender and franchise enrichment.
- Methodology:
- Sources & methodology
- Informational only — CapBench does not confirm this entity is for sale, eligible for SBA financing, or approved by any lender.
- Figures come from public records and CapBench methodology; verify before relying on them.