There are a handful of active agents here on BP in the Portland area (including my business partner and I) who would be good places to start.

Hi Aaron - check out our lender page here on BiggerPockets - you can see info and a long track record of strong reviews: https://www.biggerpockets.com/business/page/49Also, sharing links to the 10-Part Article Series we published here on BP on everything you need to know about DSCR Loans - we are fully committed to transparency and providing info/guidance to the BP investor community!

Oh I agree with you if that rent will be a business income to live on vs just an unrealized gain.

Highway hotel on busy 35 highway. 19 hotel rooms plus owners apartment, large laundry room with commercial washer and dryer, large parking lot, front desk, lobby, roadside sign.

You cannot maintain a business with negative cashflow. 

Business justification of LLC-B --> This is can be a problem.

Usually most franchise models in other business environments have the whole package.

.- Cities like Toronto will levy another tax (Vacant Home tax) equivalent to 1% of the current assessed value of the property if the property is not occupied (rented, owner-occupied, family occupied, all count as occupied)- Land Transfer Tax: while the Province of Ontario charges anywhere between 0.5 - 2% of Land Transfer Tax when your transaction closes, you should expect to pay this amount twice if the property is in the City of Toronto .

Love AI in the business though. 

The majority of the business I do is buying small multi families and identifying the towns that are more favorable for investing.