I know it is always possible to get an apartment pretty quickly, but if im currently mentally exhausted by paying rent in exchange for nothing rather than paying mortgage in exchange for equity, how should i anticipate this issue and be better prepared for when something like this possibly happens.

@Rick SheldonFunny one here :) So, no idea if that was intentional - but it looks kind of like something wasn't quite fully planned somewhere along the way :)A few things - some items, likely in your basement, still can exhaust through an existing chimney. 

So fresh air comes into the hallways, then generally under your door (by design) and is exhausted out your bathroom and kitchen vents.

These are all important as is the exhaustive list of questions that Chris provided above. 

@Elizabeth Pare I GC my own projects (and I have done a few high end jobs for clients, but that was exhausting).

@Brandon Baird are you sure you haven’t exhausted all options to just get Internet?

Mattress stores, vape shops, Indian restaurants (strong smells can linger over into other tenants units because of the strong spices) unless special filtration exhaust equipment, churches ( lenders do not like giving loans as the tenants can be problematic), some gyms unless operator has very high net worth with personal guarantee.If the space has been very hard to backfill with lots of possible tenants passing then may be worth a look.

I would not go down that path unless you exhausted your conventional financing options.  

Being an experienced property manager with a brother in construction who I can turn to for advice, I am able to GC the projects (as needed) and I'm completing repairs myself to save money wherever possible.My dilemma: While the seeing the physical transformations of our projects has been extremely gratifying, the process as a whole has been exhausting. 

Being an experienced property manager with a brother in construction who I can turn to for advice, I am able to GC the projects (as needed) and I'm completing repairs myself to save money wherever possible.My dilemma: While the seeing the physical transformations of our projects has been extremely gratifying, the process as a whole has been exhausting.