Southeast · Retail · First lien
Retail hard money loans in Tennessee.
First-position retail loans across Tennessee — typically $1M–$5M, larger considered — for acquisitions, maturities, bridge and value-add plans. Reviewed and decided directly by the principals.
Stokley Intelligence · Updated September 2026
U.S.
Tennessee market context
The economy behind the collateral.
Tennessee's economy blends healthcare management, automotive and advanced manufacturing, logistics, and a music and entertainment industry anchored in Nashville. The state's central location along interstate corridors and absence of a state income tax have drawn corporate relocations and distribution investment.
- Healthcare management and services
- Automotive manufacturing
- Music, entertainment and tourism
- Logistics and distribution
- Advanced manufacturing
- Higher education
Retail underwriting
What we look at first.
- Rent roll, lease terms and near-term rollover
- Anchor and co-tenancy provisions
- Tenant sales, occupancy cost and credit
- Traffic, visibility and trade-area demographics
- Re-leasing cost: TI, commissions and downtime
Situations
Retail loans we see in Tennessee.
- Anchor vacancy or dark-store situations
- Re-tenanting and repositioning plans
- Maturities on centers with near-term lease rollover
- Acquisitions of centers priced below replacement cost
Selling a retail property in Tennessee? Stokley also buys real estate as a principal. Submit it for acquisition.
Tennessee metros
Local lending pages.
We lend across Tennessee, not only in these metros. Each page covers the local economy and a direct request form.
Request loan terms
Tennessee retail loan request.
Questions
Tennessee retail loans, answered.
- Does Stokley Capital make retail loans in Tennessee?
- Yes. We make first-position retail hard money and bridge loans throughout Tennessee, including Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga and smaller markets.
- How large are your Tennessee retail loans?
- Typically $1M–$5M, first lien. Larger loans are considered.
- What should a Tennessee retail loan request include?
- Property address, loan amount and purpose, current income and occupancy, existing debt, the business plan and the deadline. Rent rolls and operating statements help but are not needed for a first read.
- Are you a broker?
- No. Stokley Capital is a private real estate owner-operator that provides business-purpose loans. Decisions are made by the principals.
Nothing on this website is an offer to lend or a commitment of capital. All loans are subject to underwriting, due diligence, documentation and approval. Stokley Capital does not publish rates or leverage; every loan is priced against the specific property and situation.
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Next step
Financing retail in Tennessee?
Send the property, amount and deadline. A principal will respond directly.