California City is a High Desert market in Kern County with affordable inventory, strong rental demand, and consistent investor activity along major Southern California logistics corridors.
Fidelity Funding provides hard money loans, private money, and bridge financing for California City borrowers across fix and flip, rental, and small commercial scenarios.
High-desert appraisal timelines in California City can run longer than coastal California — we build that into close-by-date commitments and structure around a $247K median.
Typical California City deals run 60 to 90 day rehab cycles with a quick DSCR refi takeout that pulls bridge capital back out for the next acquisition. Local pocket coverage includes Downtown California City, Borax, Galileo Hill, Silver Saddle and adjacent California City submarkets.
Estimated local median: $247K · Typical loan range: $161K – $309K · Top program: DSCR rental and fix-and-flip
Most California City private money loans we fund range from $161K to $309K, sized against an estimated local median around $247K. Loans outside that range are case-by-case based on parcel and scope.
For California City, our highest-volume program is DSCR rental and fix-and-flip. We also fund bridge, construction, commercial, and DSCR rental scenarios in this market.
Most California City hard money loans close in 5 to 10 business days.
Yes. Fix and flip is one of our most-funded loan types in California City.
Yes. DSCR loans are well-suited to California City's rental market.
Yes. California City and the broader High Desert are core markets for our hard money lending.
Fidelity Funding Corp · Direct California private money lender since 2006
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