Selma is the self-styled Raisin Capital of the World, a Fresno County crossroads where Highway 99 and the raisin, peach, and vineyard belt define daily life. Packing plants, cold storage, and the outlet center off the freeway anchor local employment, and the town's position between Fresno and the Kingsburg-Visalia stretch makes it a practical base for commuters. The housing reflects that heritage: Downtown Selma and the older streets nearby carry early-century homes and postwar cottages, while the Highland corridor and newer north-side tracts add family product. South Selma mixes modest residential with ag-service parcels, giving investors both fixers and workforce rentals to chase.
Fidelity Funding is a direct, asset-based lender, so working with us in Selma means dealing with the people who actually approve the loan. We underwrite the collateral and the plan instead of demanding a thick income file, and we routinely close in five to ten business days. Whether you are flipping a dated downtown home, adding rentable square footage on a larger South Selma lot, or holding a DSCR rental near the packing corridor, our capital moves at valley speed.
Agricultural overlay zoning, well and septic review, and parcel-line analysis are standard on Selma files; typical project values run around $240K.
We size Selma loans around realistic well/septic review timelines, parcel-line confirmation, and agricultural overlay zoning. Local pocket coverage includes Downtown Selma, South Selma, Highland corridor, North Selma and adjacent Selma submarkets.
Estimated local median: $240K · Typical loan range: $156K – $300K · Top program: DSCR rental and small commercial
Most Selma private money loans we fund range from $156K to $300K, sized against an estimated local median around $240K. Loans outside that range are case-by-case based on parcel and scope.
For Selma, 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 single-family flips, small multifamily, DSCR rentals, and small commercial across Downtown Selma, South Selma, the Highland corridor, and North Selma. Older valley homes and newer tracts both qualify on an asset basis.
Yes. Packing plants, cold storage, and surrounding ag operations keep a steady base of workforce renters, and Selma's affordability relative to Fresno adds commuter demand, which supports DSCR buy-and-hold strategies.
As fast as five to seven business days after title and valuation clear. As a direct lender, we set our own timeline and rarely fall behind the market.
Yes. We lend on small commercial and mixed-use near downtown and the Highland corridor, underwriting the asset and the exit rather than requiring years of operating history.
Fidelity Funding Corp · Direct California private money lender since 2006
450 N Brand Blvd, 6th Floor · Glendale, CA 91203 · Mon-Fri 8AM-6PM PT