So things that are a red flag for me may be fine for someone who's more aggressive.

It's a huge red flag.

Doesn't really matter, either way you're in the red.

The development will feature an Office Tower and Residential Tower, 30,000 Square Feet of Retail, and 1 acre of Green Outdoor Space.Once complete, this project will be the tallest building outside of the Uptown Central Business District.

If you can handle the red tape and jump through the hoops, Minneapolis and St Paul have limited your competition and I see investors with a positive attitude growing in our market.

Tower FCU may be worth exploring and possibly Signature FCU.

Watch out for fine print that requires an additional fee at closing - this is a huge red flag and how most flat fee companies make money.

What happen to the good ol days when a guy could lend a friend some money w/o the red tape and everyone wanting a piece of the pie?

Recognizing the red flags with Contractors is a must-have skill!

That could be risky too but otherwise for 2-5 months out of the year I could be breaking even or in red.