@Denise CarringerMy preference is to go local - some community banks offer this type of service or local escrow companies, which is what I found, because they offer a higher level of service than most national.

They offer networking opportunities, education, and local insights for landlords.4.

Did you try a local CU or bank for a construction to permanent loan?

Unless you use a local professional familiar with the market, who you trust, best way to know a good deal is to study the market.

That needs to come from a local attorney. 

It comes with guides on how to ride the tubes, a crash course in local customs, places of interest, places to avoid, and holly cow it looks just like what they had in there heads of what a London "flat" would look like, so charming and so "Brit"..... 

My first ad budget was $295.00 credit I got from my local news paper. 

I financed this property using down payment funds from 403B and a local commercial bank.

I'm not too familiar with the markets yet but research I've done suggests that the towns of New Britain, New Haven and Hartford all have a good mix of inventory and low prices coupled with plenty of amenities, night life, cafes, etc and local colleges to bring younger people to the area year after year.

When dealing with federal, state, and local NOFA (notice of funds availabilities), do government funds allocated for affordable housing often get depleted from too many developers requesting funds for new projects?