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Construction companies / Refinance

Already carrying an advance? What a construction company can do about daily debits.

First and second position funding, buyouts of balances up to $100,000, and what the daily-to-weekly change does to your cash flow.

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How construction companies end up with more than one advance

At Merchant Fund Express, we publish the terms and thresholds behind this page so you can check your own numbers before you apply.

Contractors end up with stacked advances when several jobs are waiting on draws at once: one advance covered payroll on Job A, another bought materials for Job B, and now the debits arrive daily while the draws arrive in 30 to 60 days.

In plain terms: advances taken against receivables that are still pending on several jobs at once.

What can be done

First and second position are both funded. Existing positions with a balance of $100,000 or less can be bought out into a weekly-payment term loan or a line of credit, and a line of credit up to $350,000 can sit in second position behind an existing advance. Up to two current positions fit the written guidelines, and some agreements restrict new financing, so read yours first. See MCA refinance and second position funding.

Daily versus weekly, on a construction company numbers

An illustration, not an offer. Say a construction company with about $150,000 in monthly revenue has a remaining advance balance of $64,000, being collected over about 60 business days:

ItemIllustration
Daily debit (60 business days)$1,067
Debited in a 21-day month$22,400 (15% of monthly revenue)
The same balance as a weekly payment over about 9 weeks$7,111
Terms of a new scheduleSet in your offer; a lower payment over a longer term is the goal

Use the payoff calculator with your own balance.

What to line up first

Map each open advance against the job whose draw will repay it
Note retainage that will be held back, since it extends the wait
Ask for weekly payments that line up with the weeks draws land
Disclose every open position on the application; it shows on your statements either way.

Related

Construction companies: the full industry guide — Cash flow, calendar and every funding page for this industry.
MCA refinance — Buyouts, second position and the weekly alternative.
Second position funding — More capital without disturbing the first.
Renewals — When a paid-down balance opens better terms.
Existing positions and stacking — How funders read open positions.

Common questions

Can a construction company get more funding while carrying an advance?

Often. A contractor with several active jobs and steady deposits can fit up to two positions. Large, irregular draws are read against the overall monthly load. Merchant Fund Express shows the exact amount, schedule and total cost in your offer before you sign.

Can an existing advance be bought out?

Where your file and your agreement allow it, balances of $100,000 or less can be bought out into a weekly-payment term loan or line of credit.

Second position or a renewal?

Second position is a new agreement behind the existing one, so you make both payments. A renewal is more funding from the funder you already have, with one payment.

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