Merced is an established suburban market in Merced County with strong owner-user and investor demand, deep single-family inventory, and steady rental absorption.
Fidelity Funding provides hard money loans, private money, and bridge financing for Merced borrowers across fix and flip, rental, and small commercial scenarios.
Merced is a steady California submarket where owner-user comp sets are clean, appraisals turn quickly, and $366K-band fix-and-flip inventory absorbs reliably.
Investor exits in Merced skew to first-time-buyer owner-users, so we size rehab tranches against the lower-quartile of the $366K median for downside protection. Local pocket coverage includes Downtown Merced, UC Merced area, South Merced, North Merced and adjacent Merced submarkets.
Estimated local median: $366K · Typical loan range: $238K – $457K · Top program: fix-and-flip and DSCR rental
Most Merced private money loans we fund range from $238K to $457K, sized against an estimated local median around $366K. Loans outside that range are case-by-case based on parcel and scope.
For Merced, our highest-volume program is fix-and-flip and DSCR rental. We also fund bridge, construction, commercial, and DSCR rental scenarios in this market.
Most Merced hard money loans close in 5 to 10 business days.
Yes. Fix and flip is one of our most-funded loan types in Merced.
Yes. DSCR loans are well-suited to Merced's rental market.
Yes. We regularly close Merced loans under LLCs and other corporate entities.
Fidelity Funding Corp · Direct California private money lender since 2006
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