Budgetel Inn/Budgetel Inns & S
The total investment to open a Budgetel Inn/Budgetel Inns & S franchise ranges from $550,600 to $3.2M. Ongoing royalties are 5%.
What is the Budgetel Inn/Budgetel Inns & S franchise?
Budgetel Inn/Budgetel Inns & S is a hotel and motel franchise offering overnight lodging to travelers. Estimated total initial investment to open ranges from $550,600 to $3,177,680.
The royalty is 5 percent of sales. The franchise is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and was founded in 2008.
Loan Activity Score
46/100
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
Active Lenders
11
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Budgetel Inn/Budgetel Inns & S has 13 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 11 lenders made 17 loans to franchisees of Budgetel Inn/Budgetel Inns & S. PeerSense calculates Budgetel Inn/Budgetel Inns & S's score as 46 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 2008 · 13 locations
$550,600 to $3.2M
13
13 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
FairDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Budgetel Inn/Budgetel Inns & S
17
Total SBA loans
$1.3M
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Budgetel Inn/Budgetel Inns & S
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.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
17
Total Volume
$22.6M
Active Lenders
11
1 selective
States
6
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 Budgetel Inn/Budgetel Inns & S based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
10.3% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
17 loans
Across 11 lenders
Lender Diversity
11 lenders
Avg 1.5 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Premium investment
$550,600 to $3,177,680 total
Budgetel Inn/Budgetel Inns & S: 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
2016
4 approvals. The best year on record for Budgetel Inn/Budgetel Inns & S.
Top SBA State
Georgia
6 SBA financed Budgetel Inn/Budgetel Inns & S locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$1.3M
Median $801K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Budgetel Inn/Budgetel Inns & S unit.
Lender Concentration
47.1%
Concentrated
Share of Budgetel Inn/Budgetel Inns & S approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Budgetel Inn/Budgetel Inns & S's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2016 (4 approvals). Operator density is highest in Georgia with 6 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $1.3M, with the median at $801K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 47.1% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$5,700
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
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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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