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The Proposed Alternative Hotel Lending Platform

A credit model designed by someone who has run the asset.

A proposed lending model for hotel and motel owners whose situation does not fit a spreadsheet template. Developed as part of a Master's capstone in entrepreneurship, the full method is published here in the open for review and critique.

Four Pillars

One underwriting spine, four functions.

Origination, structuring, credit judgment, and asset-level intelligence are not separate departments here. They are one continuous read of the same asset.

  1. 01

    Originate

    Deals come from operators, brokers, and owners who need a lender that can read a hotel P&L without a translator.

  2. 02

    Underwrite

    The asset is normalized and interrogated before any structure is discussed. The numbers set the shape of the deal, not the other way around.

  3. 03

    Structure

    Terms are built around the actual situation — repositioning, transition, or a partner problem — rather than pushed into a standard box.

  4. 04

    Steward

    A funded loan is the start of a relationship with an operating business. We stay close to the asset through the business plan.

Go Deeper

Read the platform in full.

Four pages, written for owners rather than for capital markets. Read them in order or start where your question is.

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Applied Intelligence

Intelligence where it compresses judgment cycles — never where it replaces them.

Document Compression

Offering memoranda, franchise agreements, and years of operating statements are read and cross-referenced in hours instead of weeks.

Pattern Recall

Every asset we have looked at informs the next one — comparable situations surface automatically rather than from memory.

Human Verdict

No model issues a credit decision. Intelligence sharpens the questions; a person answers for the outcome.

Models read documents faster than people. They do not carry the consequence of being wrong. That stays with us.

Investor questions

What capital partners and owners ask first.

Straight answers on how the Alternative Hotel Lending Platform is structured, who it is built for, and what makes an owner eligible for a conversation.

Remit

A hospitality-only credit platform for situations conventional lenders decline on process rather than merit. We read the asset and the operator directly, structure around the business plan, and stress-test the exit before we commit.

Selected work

Representative deal scenarios

Composite, anonymized scenarios drawn from the kinds of hotel and motel situations this platform is built for — structure, timing, and outcome, without identifying borrowers.

  1. Scenario 01

    Bridge to reposition a tired exterior-corridor motel

    Secondary market · 62 keys

    Owner-operator held the asset free of institutional debt but needed capital to convert to a national economy brand before a franchise deadline. Bank timeline was 90+ days; the PIP window was 45. We underwrote the operator and the completed-brand value rather than trailing statements, and funded a short-term bridge with an interest reserve carved out for the renovation period.

    Structure
    18-mo bridge
    Speed
    21 days to close
    Exit
    agency refi
  2. Scenario 02

    Partner buyout at a family-owned independent inn

    Coastal leisure market · 34 keys

    Two of four family partners wanted out. Conventional lenders balked at the ownership change and seasonal revenue curve. Underwriting focused on peak-season cash conversion, the remaining operators track record, and a debt service reserve sized to the shoulder months.

    Use
    partner buyout
    LTV
    63%
    Term
    24 mo, IO
  3. Scenario 03

    Discounted note payoff on a franchised select-service hotel

    Interstate corridor · 88 keys

    A legacy CMBS loan sat in special servicing after a soft two-year RevPAR stretch. The owner had a discounted payoff on the table with a hard expiry. We moved on the payoff economics and the sponsors operating plan, not the historical dip, and closed inside the servicer window.

    Trigger
    DPO deadline
    Speed
    26 days
    Outcome
    equity preserved
  4. Scenario 04

    Ground-up conversion of a vacant office block to extended stay

    Growth metro · 110 keys

    Sponsor controlled the building and entitlements but the construction lender required more equity than the sponsor wanted to give up. We structured senior plus a stretch piece against completed value, with draw controls tied to third-party inspections.

    Structure
    senior + stretch
    Draws
    inspection-tied
    Stabilization
    14 mo
  5. Scenario 05

    Cash-out to fund a second acquisition

    Mountain resort market · 45 keys

    Stabilized asset with strong ADR and low leverage. The owner needed proceeds fast to compete on a second property against an all-cash buyer. Cash-out bridge funded ahead of the competing offer, then refinanced into fixed-rate long-term debt on both assets.

    Use
    acquisition capital
    Proceeds
    55% LTV
    Refi
    9 months later
  6. Scenario 06

    Franchise-mandated PIP with a lender in place

    Airport submarket · 74 keys

    Existing lender would not advance renovation dollars, and the brand PIP deadline was firm. We provided subordinate capital sized to the scope, with a completion guaranty and a defined take-out at brand re-inspection.

    Position
    subordinate
    Scope
    full PIP
    Result
    flag retained

Illustrative only. Terms shown are indicative and not an offer of credit.

Bring Us a Situation

Submit a scenario.

Tell us the asset, the situation, and the timeline. You will get a considered human reply — not a term sheet auto-responder.

Investor one-pager

The Alternative Hotel Lending Platform, on one page.

Value proposition, eligibility criteria, where we fit, and how a deal moves — a single PDF to forward to partners, brokers, or a credit committee.

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