First American Realty Associates Arranges $2.1 Million Ramada Acquisition Loan

DALLAS, TX | First American Realty Associates, LLC recently arranged a $2,100,000 acquisition loan on a Ramada Inn in Kilgore, Texas. The 85% LTV loan included $300,000 for an extensive renovation of the 80-room property. The Wyndham Worldwide-franchised Kilgore Ramada is the 510th hotel financed by First American Realty.

Cameron J. Larkin, Senior Vice President of Business Development for First American Realty, arranged the financing on behalf of sponsor Mahesh (Mike) Patel, managing partner of MMD Hotel, LP.

Patel has over 18 years experience as both owner and manager of several hotel properties.

“My experience with First American Realty and Cameron Larkin has given me a new understanding of professionalism and punctuality. If it were not for Cameron's undeniable persistence and experience, my hotel acquisition deal would not have been closed in the timely manner as I expected it to,” said borrower Mike Patel.

“As is often the case in change-of-ownership transactions, we were under pressure to accommodate a short closing timeline,” said Larkin. “Procuring a terrific financing program for our clients is imperative. We further differentiate ourselves by providing the highest level of project management to ensure on-time execution."

Brock Hotel Group of Grapevine, TX represented the sellers in the transaction.

First American Realty Associates, LLC () is a national hospitality firm that focuses exclusively on arranging hotel debt financing including construction, acquisition, refinancing, renovation, and repositioning/conversion loans. Founded in 1976, with offices in Fairfield, NJ and Dallas, TX, the firm has financed 510 hotels across 44 states totaling $2.03 billion. The firm’s licensed professionals have 48 years combined hospitality and financial services experience. They are proud members of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), and Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute (CCIM).

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Larkin Hospitality Finance is a hotel investment bank that provides hotel owners and developers with debt and equity financing on a nationwide basis for the development, construction, acquisition, refinancing, conversion, and repositioning of franchised and independent hotels.