Etna is a small Scott Valley town tucked beneath the Marble Mountains in western Siskiyou County, a ranching and timber community that trades on its walkable, brick-fronted Main Street, the historic Etna Brewing tradition, and its role as a gateway for Pacific Crest Trail hikers dropping into town. Homes here run from turn-of-the-century farmhouses around Downtown Etna to newer parcels stretching into the surrounding pasture land, with acreage and outbuildings common on the edges toward Diggles and South Etna. Buyers are drawn by low entry prices, quiet mountain living, and the recreation economy that the Scott River and the Salmon-Trinity backcountry support.
Fidelity Funding lends directly in rural markets like Etna where conventional banks move slowly and rarely understand agricultural or mixed-use collateral. Because we underwrite the asset and the plan rather than a W-2 file, we can size a loan on an older Downtown Etna cottage, a Scott Valley homestead, or a small commercial building and close in five to ten business days. We fund up to 90% of cost plus rehab, offer DSCR options for long-term holds, and give investors a real decision-maker on the phone at (877) 300-3007.
Seasonal weather windows define the build season in Etna; we structure rehab loans around realistic mountain construction calendars and a $225K project basis.
Most Etna files we fund are STR-focused rehabs with DSCR refi takeouts sized against peak-season nightly rates. Local pocket coverage includes Downtown Etna, Scott Valley, South Etna, Diggles and adjacent Etna submarkets.
Estimated local median: $225K · Typical loan range: $146K – $282K · Top program: STR DSCR and rehab
Most Etna private money loans we fund range from $146K to $282K, sized against an estimated local median around $225K. Loans outside that range are case-by-case based on parcel and scope.
For Etna, our highest-volume program is STR DSCR and rehab. We also fund bridge, construction, commercial, and DSCR rental scenarios in this market.
Yes. We regularly fund homes on larger Scott Valley parcels with outbuildings or pasture, underwriting the property and your exit plan rather than requiring a conforming lot size.
As fast as five to seven business days once title and valuation clear. Because we are a direct lender, distance from a metro doesn't slow our decision.
Yes, our small commercial and mixed-use programs cover storefront and live-work buildings in Downtown Etna on an asset basis, sized to the property and its income potential.
We fund from $50K to $50M statewide, which comfortably covers the modest price points typical of Etna and the wider Scott Valley market.
Fidelity Funding Corp · Direct California private money lender since 2006
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