Calexico is Imperial County's border city, sitting directly across from Mexicali on the U.S.-Mexico line at the southern end of the Imperial Valley. Its economy is driven by cross-border retail, agriculture, and the constant traffic through the downtown and east-side ports of entry, giving Downtown Calexico a busy commercial character tied to Mexicali's much larger population. Housing runs from older homes near downtown and the Heffernan corridor to newer subdivisions in East Calexico and South Calexico, all at prices well below coastal California. The border economy, ag labor, and cross-shopping demand keep both commercial and residential markets active for value-focused investors.
Fidelity Funding is a direct, asset-based lender, so a Calexico investor works with the people who make the decision. We underwrite the property and the exit rather than a thick income file, and we close in five to ten business days. Whether you are rehabbing an older home near the Heffernan corridor, bridging a downtown commercial building serving cross-border retail, or holding a DSCR rental on the east side, our capital moves at the pace this border market requires.
Calexico anchors a productive agricultural corner of California where DSCR rental yields and small-commercial bridge dominate investor activity.
Investor exits in Calexico typically involve a DSCR refi or small commercial stabilization play. Local pocket coverage includes Downtown Calexico, East Calexico, South Calexico, Heffernan corridor and adjacent Calexico submarkets.
Estimated local median: $192K · Typical loan range: $125K – $240K · Top program: DSCR rental and small commercial
Most Calexico private money loans we fund range from $125K to $240K, sized against an estimated local median around $192K. Loans outside that range are case-by-case based on parcel and scope.
For Calexico, our highest-volume program is DSCR rental and small commercial. We also fund bridge, construction, commercial, and DSCR rental scenarios in this market.
We lend on single-family flips, small multifamily, DSCR rentals, and small commercial across Downtown Calexico, East Calexico, South Calexico, and the Heffernan corridor. Older and newer homes both qualify on an asset basis.
Yes. Constant cross-border traffic from Mexicali drives retail and service demand, so downtown and near-port commercial can perform well; we underwrite the asset and the exit rather than years of operating history.
Yes. Agriculture, cross-border commerce, and the port-of-entry economy keep a steady renter base, which supports DSCR buy-and-hold at affordable valley prices.
As fast as five to seven business days after title and valuation clear. As a direct lender, we move quickly for Imperial Valley deals.
Fidelity Funding Corp · Direct California private money lender since 2006
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