There will be a consultation and assessment to determine your business goals, strategies, etc.Research to identify the grants that are most aligned with your goals and strategies.Preparation of documents using a checklist to simplify the process.Application submission.Follow up with you, the client for clear compliance and reporting expectations once a grant has been awarded to you.Here are a few resources for accessing grant funding:Grants.govUSA.gov/GrantsNational Institute of HealthSmall Business Administration - GrantsHave you utilized grants in your real estate portfolio?

It varies deal to deal, on one property maybe up to 65% LTV, but if you have more collateral the more likely they can make something work.For example, I've done numerous deals where we place a 2nd on 4-5 properties and the lender feels comfortable lending x amount of dollarsThese are very non traditional loans and no two will ever be the same.

I’ll sell to anyone with the down payment but most people don’t seem to have it.I guess I’m different in that regard I usually ask for 10% down.Every house I have sold in need of repairs they have fixed upI ask them how much they did it for or how they did it, their cost is 25%-50% my cost because they get the labor part for free from their community or themselvesThey are more community oriented than us white folk and really lend a hand to each otherI guess where this may be predatory is offering extremely low down payments which would also open up the buyer pool

Banks typically require 30% down minimum on condo-tels, many banks won't even lend on them (again, not sure about your market). 

Is there a combination of lending products and tactics you see that can make it possible to refinance after possibly 2 years and get out a large enough portion of funds to use towards the downpayment on another property?

Have you looked into lending?

I had a really good experience with Veterans Lending Group. https://veteranslendinggroup.c...They specialize in helping vets with VA loans and will walk you through the entire process.  

I plan to put two duplexes on the property but with this high appraisal is there a smarter thing to do to pull that money out of it or just use it for better collateral for the construction loan most banks will lend on the transfer price within a seasoning period. we face the same issues for land entitlement and development.

It depends on the lender but at a min they must follow TX SML or lending laws in the state in order to compliantly lend in TX, on whether choose to apply this guideline to all types of occupancies or transaction types (non owner investment, second homes/primary residences, etc)80-85LTV on rental properties is only on the purchase for fannie/freddie loans but on rate term refinances its max 80% and cash out max 75% for 1 unit and up to 70% for 2-4 unit cash out conventional.On HELOC's and rentals are up to 70-75% depending on the HELOC investor or product.Its good to distinguish between what the lenders are willing to do and for which product and also these loan products must abide my state law as well as an additiona layer of "overlays," on top as well (whichever is worst / most conservative).

Great tools that get updated regularly.I am on the lending side of things and would be happy to hop on a call with you anytime to discuss financial strategies and help answer any questions you may have about nearly any loan product available to help you on your journey, even if they are not products my capital partners offer.We are all here to help you learn and grow.