I am in the long-term property management space, so I may be a little biased, but everyone saying "STR is more profitable" should really be saying "CAN be" more profitable. 

Quote from @Beau Guidry: I agree with all of the above and will add the exorbitant insurance costs are squeezing rental profits at the moment. 

And it needs 40k in work and the ARV is 55k.Project cost = 50k - 60kARV = 55kThere's no profit margin for a lender to feel comfortable even thinking about a loan.The problem with these micro price points is that almost no lender wants to even be bothered with them.I always tell people if you have 30k, then you can do a low price point deal in a market from Pittsburgh to Indy. 

You will avoid all taxes on the profits from this syndications. 

I am very perturbed by the authoritarian way the program is managed currently, it feels like landlords are being purposefully ignored because we are profiting from the relationship (lets face it, everyone is...it's called business.

Scan receipts and label them with the appropriate property.For our bookkeeping clients, we advise using the Profit First framework.

I've seen people jump in with overconfidence after doing minimal research, thinking they can make quick profits.

But most importantly, they do not need to be paid back.Funding Sources:Local Government/MunicipalitiesState GovernmentPrivate FoundationsFederal GovernmentFamily OfficesCorporationsWhen applying for a grant, ensure you have an understanding of the details such as eligibility, your project readiness, the purpose, funding amount, areas of funding, limitations and deadlines for the application.The prime candidates for a grant are 1) those developing a real estate project or physical space, 2) scaled non-profits and 3) certified non-minority owned businesses.Ensure you are able to provide the following documents before applying for the grant:Show site control through documentationA project description or business planConceptual drawings or renderings of the physical spaceProfessionally prepared budgets for the company and projectWhat does the grant application process look like?

@Muhammad Kashif to avoid interest related transactions:1) Buy & hold rentals - you make your money back via rental payments.2) Funding flip deals - instead of lending at an interest rate, you could lend for a percentage of the profits on the sale.

These self employed 2nd mtg's are typically based on alternative method of caluclation like profit and loss statements if you're self employed or the last 12 months of bank statement deposits using a formula to derive an income from these deposits (like 50% of all annual rolling 12 calendar month deposits X 50% /12 months = monthly income).