Equipment financing
Equipment financing is a loan or lease structure secured by the asset you're purchasing. The equipment itself serves as collateral, which often makes approval easier than unsecured working capital. Underwriters look at the resale value of the equipment, your time in business, revenue consistency, and credit profile. Because the lender can repossess and redeploy the asset if payments stop, files with modest credit scores or shorter operating histories often clear underwriting when the equipment holds strong secondary-market value.
Royal Oak's Woodward Avenue corridor hosts restaurants, design studios, and medical practices that regularly need ovens, CNC routers, dental chairs, and point-of-sale systems. Our broker role means we shop your file to multiple lenders, finding the program that weighs your strengths rather than your gaps.
We explain what underwriters actually score before you submit paperwork. A Troy manufacturer replacing a lathe and a Royal Oak café buying an espresso machine face different approval criteria because resale markets and useful lives differ. We guide you toward documentation that highlights revenue trends, deposit consistency, and vendor quotes that justify the purchase price.
Brokers access lender networks that direct applicants never see. One funder may cap medical equipment at five years while another writes seven-year terms for the same X-ray unit. We present your scenario to the desk most likely to approve it, then walk you through the term sheet so you understand buyout options, seasonal payment structures, and early-payoff rights.
A graphic-design studio near the Royal Oak Arts District wanted large-format printers and color-calibration monitors. The owner had been in business three years with steady billings but limited cash reserves. We matched the file with a lender who valued recurring client contracts and offered a structure that deferred the first payment sixty days, aligning cash outflow with the studio's project invoicing cycle. The equipment arrived, the studio fulfilled larger contracts, and payments fit within monthly cash flow.
How it works
Call (586) 366-7772 to discuss your equipment need. We'll ask about the asset type, purchase price, vendor timeline, and your business financials. Within one business day we'll outline which lender programs fit and what documents underwriters require. Once you provide tax returns, bank statements, and a vendor quote, we submit to multiple desks simultaneously. Approvals typically arrive within a few business days, and funding follows shortly after you sign documents and the vendor confirms delivery terms.
Visit our Royal Oak area hub for additional financing services, explore the main Equipment Financing page for program details, or browse our Sterling Heights city hub to see the full range of commercial loan solutions we broker.
Lakeridge Commercial Capital 11080 Hall Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48314 (586) 366-7772
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