Fillmore is a small agricultural town in the Santa Clara River valley of eastern Ventura County, framed by citrus and avocado groves and the surrounding foothills of the Heritage Valley. Its walkable Downtown Fillmore, with a preserved historic depot and the Fillmore & Western heritage railway, gives the town a movie-set Main Street that has hosted many film shoots, while neighborhoods like Bardsdale across the river and the Sespe area sit close to the working orchards. The economy leans heavily on citrus, avocado, and row-crop farming plus agri-tourism, so investor opportunity centers on ag land, vintage downtown flips, and small commercial rather than large residential tracts. Affordability relative to coastal Ventura County draws value-minded buyers and investors alike.
Fidelity Funding lends directly across Ventura County, and because our loans are asset-based we size deals on the property and the plan rather than a borrower's income history. That flexibility suits Fillmore, where financing needs span farmland, historic homes, and Central Avenue commercial buildings. We close in as little as five to seven business days, fund a wide range of asset types up to 90% of purchase plus rehab, and structure bridge and small commercial loans for a Heritage Valley market that conventional lenders often move too slowly for.
Agricultural overlay zoning, well and septic review, and parcel-line analysis are standard on Fillmore files; typical project values run around $510K.
We size Fillmore loans around realistic well/septic review timelines, parcel-line confirmation, and agricultural overlay zoning. Local pocket coverage includes Downtown Fillmore, Bardsdale, Heritage Valley, Sespe and adjacent Fillmore submarkets.
Estimated local median: $510K · Typical loan range: $332K – $638K · Top program: DSCR rental and small commercial
Most Fillmore private money loans we fund range from $332K to $638K, sized against an estimated local median around $510K. Loans outside that range are case-by-case based on parcel and scope.
For Fillmore, our highest-volume program is DSCR rental and small commercial. We also fund bridge, construction, commercial, and DSCR rental scenarios in this market.
We fund agricultural land, vintage single-family flips, and small commercial buildings from the historic downtown to Bardsdale and the Sespe area.
Yes. Citrus, avocado, and row-crop parcels fit our asset-based approach, and we structure ag-land loans that conventional lenders often decline or slow-walk.
As fast as five to seven business days once title and appraisal clear, since as a direct lender we make our own decisions.
Affordability relative to coastal Ventura County, plus a filmable historic downtown and agri-tourism draw, makes value-add flips and small commercial attractive here.
Fidelity Funding Corp · Direct California private money lender since 2006
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