I am young and don't have well established credit so I am not trying to hinder myself anymore since I already have a lot going against me. 

RC hinders growth and usually comes in when a market is hot and in later stages of growth.   

You want the best place to house your business and the most favorable terms to make sure that your business location will help, not hinder, business growth.

If an investor is churning out deals then having an investor that asks tons of questions can be a hinderance to projects.When I used to have a car audio business decades back there was a saying ( Install 4 speakers and a radio for 199).

Appreciation aside, the decline might also hinder your cash-flows in this way.

I guess my point is I really am excited to get started but I want to be sure that the first or second financing deals that I might do, don't hinder my ability to get and acquire additional funding for more properties. 

When you asked about "solid COC return", one of the issues with condos is that they sometimes can have astronomical HOA fees, which can seriously hinder or eliminate your cash flow.  

The fact he has that much equity should not be used against him as a metric for return.His return on investment is the more important number, and to calculate that an increasing equity would aid his return, not hinder it as it does in your calculation (especially if you are not including equity increases into the formula as part of the return).

I'm want to build a reputable, long lasting business and trying to work around or hide what's really going on only hinders that.

Also, I would ensure that the cemetery across the street has not hindered other houses near from selling.