Mobile pet grooming van financing — from a first independent route to a multi-van operation.
Wag'n Tails, Ultimate Groom Trucks, Mobile Pet Care Vans, custom Sprinter and Transit conversions. Built-in tubs, dryers, water tanks, generators, climate control. 22 years funding skilled-trade operators going independent — groomers leaving salons and franchise shops come to us because we know how to structure the van-plus-conversion build into one fundable deal. A real person picks up the phone.
A real person answers the phone. In about three minutes you'll know if we can help.
What we finance
The complete grooming van — chassis, conversion, tub, dryer, water systems, generator, climate control — packaged into one deal.
Wag'n Tails Vans
The largest mobile grooming van builder in the U.S. Multiple model lines from the Promaster-based Dyna-Quest to the larger Sprinter-based Pro Mobile. Built-in tub, dryer, generator, climate control.
Custom Sprinter & Transit Conversions
Mercedes Sprinter, Ford Transit, Ram ProMaster custom conversions from regional upfitters. Spec'd to your route and clientele — single-tub solo to multi-tub team vehicles.
Tubs & Lift Tables
Stainless-steel tubs with hydraulic lift tables. Edemco, Forever Stainless Steel, Master Equipment. The build determines the tub footprint; we fund the complete package.
Dryers & Climate Control
K-9 III, Edemco, Double K high-velocity dryers. Roof-mounted AC and heat for year-round operation. The dryer load is what sizes the generator — we fund the whole package together.
Water & Generator Systems
Fresh and gray water tanks, on-demand water heating, recovery and waste management. Onan, Honda, Generac generators sized for the dryer load and climate control.
Trailer-Based Setups
Mobile grooming trailers towed behind an SUV or pickup. Same equipment build, different chassis. We finance the trailer plus tow vehicle if needed.
Groomer going independent — exactly the deal banks fumble
A groomer with 8 years at a salon picks the Wag'n Tails Pro Mobile, picks the tub configuration, picks the dryer setup. The builder quotes 10 weeks. The total cost is $135K. Clientele is already lined up from the salon — most clients prefer mobile and have been asking when the van will be ready.
Then the bank pulls up a 60-day-old EIN with no business history and a 10-week build-out timeline that doesn't fit a standard equipment loan, and declines. The builder won't start the van without a deposit. The deal stalls.
That's our business. The build-out structure — deposit to the builder at order on prefund-eligible files, or customer-deposit-plus-fund-at-delivery on challenged credit — gets the van built and the groomer on the road. We've structured this deal hundreds of times.
Two paths through the build timeline — honest about what we actually do
Good-credit operator: we have lenders who will prefund the deposit to the builder at order so the build can begin. The balance funds at delivery on the final invoice. Available on good credit only.
Challenged-credit operator: 40% down at order from you, we fund the balance at delivery. The larger down payment is the structure that makes the deal fundable when credit alone wouldn't carry it.
Established mobile grooming business: standard fund-at-delivery with the broadest lender access. Second or third van usually goes app-only.
We walk you through which path your file qualifies for in about three minutes on the phone.
Tell us about the grooming van you're building.
Three minutes on the phone and you'll know what your deal looks like.
Who we fund
- Good-credit groomers going independent. Groomer leaving a salon, franchise, or corporate chain with strong personal credit and an existing clientele. Prefunding available on this profile.
- Challenged-credit groomers with a real plan. Same grooming background, but credit has scars. 40%-down-fund-at-delivery makes the deal work when credit alone wouldn't.
- Established mobile grooming operators scaling. Single-van operator adding the second or third van. App-only programs, fast credit decisions.
- Mobile grooming franchisees. Aussie Pet Mobile, Splash and Dash, Hounds Town, and other franchise concepts — the chassis plus conversion plus equipment package funds.
- Trailer-based mobile grooming operators. Same build, different chassis. We finance the trailer plus tow vehicle if needed in a single transaction.
How we structure mobile grooming deals
- You call us or send the application. Three-minute phone diagnosis or 60-second pre-qual form.
- We diagnose the path — prefund or customer-deposit-plus-fund-at-delivery — based on credit, time in business, build timeline, and the builder.
- We bring real terms. Down payment, monthly payment, term, build timeline, and what we'd need to close.
- You sign once, the build runs, the van funds. Deposit to the builder at order (prefund) or balance at delivery (customer-deposit). Either way the van gets built and you get on the route.
Ready to talk about your mobile grooming deal?
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