I admire your vision as a Medical Professional to get started in self managed real estate.

That’s where I first had ideas/vision for investment properties.

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That is exactly what BP is doing now (at least from my vantage point) because their vision is massive... help 1 million people to financial freedom through real estate. 

In addition development requires leadership skills and vision.

Off-Market, we worked with local brokers to identify a strategic vision and partnership to deploy capital for our fund How did you finance this deal?

With that said, you sound like you have a vision and that's what you need to sell them.

I guess they weren’t insulted but we both clearly have different visions of the market and what going rents and property values are for the area.

You would either need to establish a relationship with a local lender and sell them your vision of what you are doing or a lender who has no clue and hope it slips the cracks IF you get a favorable appraisal.

Check and see if your planning and zoning department posts a Vision of the future and that will help clue you in to where the current and future opportunities are.