Duval County and greater Jacksonville offer some of Florida's most approachable price points for buy-and-hold investors: suburban single-family rentals, older duplexes in Riverside and Springfield, and modest garden apartments along major arteries. Underwriting still splits by unit count, not by the word Jacksonville on the contract.
Jacksonville Apartment
& Commercial Loans.
Jacksonville investors get business-purpose loans on affordable single-family rentals, duplex stock, and small apartments, with lower coastal insurance pressure than South Florida but still real flood exposure on riverfront parcels.
Talk through a propertyCapituro helps investors place Jacksonville deals in the right lane: 1 to 4 Unit DSCR on houses and small residential, Apartment DSCR on apartment buildings, and Interest-Only Apartment Loans when you want the payment to stay interest-only, Commercial DSCR on neighborhood retail, and bridge when lease-up or renovation defines the timeline.
What investors own here
Affordable single-family rentals
Westside, Northside, and suburban Duval and Clay County neighborhoods hold 1980s to 2000s rentals often purchased between $200K and $350K. Loan sizing balances leverage targets against the $300K residential DSCR minimum.
Intown duplex and fourplex
Riverside, Avondale, Springfield, and San Marco contain older 2 to 4 unit stock popular with value-add investors. Four legal units max stays on 1 to 4 Unit DSCR. Cash out after rehab may qualify with documented improvement spend.
Small garden apartments
Six to fifteen unit buildings appear along Arlington Expressway, Beach Boulevard, and older corridors. Apartment buildings from 5 units up fit Apartment DSCR. Interest-Only Apartment Loans are the fit when you want the payment to stay interest-only.
Common Jacksonville loan lanes
Interest-Only Apartment Loans
Interest-only for up to the full term, often for more cash out.
Program detailsApartment DSCR
Stabilized small apartments across Duval and adjacent counties.
Program detailsCash out refinance
Equity pull on stabilized rentals, apartments, and commercial income property when the ratio and value support the request.
Program detailsCommercial DSCR
Commercial DSCR for retail, office, warehouse, daycare, self storage, mixed use, automotive, light industrial, and assisted living property. Purchase, rate-and-term refinance, and cash out when leases and NOI support the request.
Program details1 to 4 Unit DSCR
Core Jacksonville rental inventory and value-add residential exits.
Program detailsBridge
Vacant or renovating multifamily waiting on lease-up.
Program detailsWhat slows deals here
River and coastal flood zones
Properties near the St. Johns River, Intracoastal, and Jacksonville Beach need flood determinations. Insurance is usually lighter than Miami but still material on waterfront deals.
Lower rents versus minimum loan sizes
Purchase prices can be modest while DSCR minimums start at $300K residential and $500K on small multifamily. Leverage and property selection may need adjustment.
