I've used them in the past and strengthened my credit through the process. 

For a few hundred bucks, hotel & air fare... you can immerse yourself in a pool of hundreds of sophisticated and accredited investors.Step #2- Follow up with all the people you met and strengthen the relationship you started. 

Closing date, inspection timelines, non refundable earnest money, etc... are all good ways to strengthen your offer as well.

You will need to do Due Diligence on the commercial tenants, review the leases and try and strengthen them to mitigate the risk.

And if you've documented your bank's desire to see this in place  before then you've strengthened your case even more. 

The higher EM strengthens the 2nd offer possibly even compensating for the lower actual price.

These are already excellent buy and hold areas that are being strengthened by the new toll road.

I share your longer-term concern about anything even near a beach as ocean levels are rising and there is evidence that hurricanes are strengthening.  

A lot is opinion based, but the data should point to a strengthening market, with low new construction deliveries. 

The Series Classification of assets has been ruled on a long time before the Series LLC existed and further supports and strengthens it since the legal principle was established before its existence. the position taken in the investment fund private letter rulings and the principle of Rev.