Avid Hotels
The total investment to open a Avid Hotels franchise ranges from $10.4M to $15.7M. The initial franchise fee is $50,000. Ongoing royalties are 5% plus a 3% advertising fee.
What is the Avid Hotels franchise?
Avid Hotels is a hotel business that provides overnight stays for travelers. The estimated total initial investment is $10,360,251 to $15,714,550, and the initial franchise fee is $50,000, according to the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document.
The royalty is 5 percent of sales, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 3 percent. The franchise agreement term is 20 years.
Avid Hotels was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.
Loan Activity Score
72/100
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
Active Lenders
22
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Avid Hotels has 24 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 22 lenders made 24 loans to franchisees of Avid Hotels. PeerSense calculates Avid Hotels's score as 72 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity. Cost figures are based on the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document.
Franchising since 2017 · 24 locations
$10.4M to $15.7M
$50,000
24
24 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
StrongDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Avid Hotels
24
Total SBA loans
$3.8M
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Avid Hotels
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Growing (10 to 24 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
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Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
24
Total Volume
$92.2M
Active Lenders
22
1 selective
States
15
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Avid Hotels based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
10.3% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
24 loans
Across 22 lenders
Lender Diversity
22 lenders
Avg 1.1 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Premium investment
$10,360,251 to $15,714,550 total
Avid Hotels: Deep SBA Data
Brand specific metrics derived directly from SBA 7(a) approval records: peak lending year, leading state, average loan size, and lender concentration. PeerSense computes these per brand so capital advisors and prospective franchisees can benchmark this opportunity against the rest of the franchise universe.
Peak SBA Year
2024
4 approvals. The best year on record for Avid Hotels.
Top SBA State
Georgia
4 SBA financed Avid Hotels locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$3.8M
Median $4.2M. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Avid Hotels unit.
Lender Concentration
20.8%
Moderately Spread
Share of Avid Hotels approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Avid Hotels's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2024 (4 approvals). The last five fiscal years account for 71% of cumulative volume ($67M approved). Operator density is highest in Georgia with 4 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $3.8M, with the median at $4.2M. Lender mix is moderately spread: the top three SBA lenders account for 20.8% of approvals. Borrowers have leverage to shop multiple credit boxes.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$107,247
Principal & Interest only
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Avid Hotels, unit breakdown
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; it does not lend, fund, or approve loans, and the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
- In the 12 months through September 30, 2026, PeerSense tracked 912 publicly announced financings with a disclosed size of $361.32 billion. PeerSense Capital Data Report · Methodology page
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