[i]In actual life every great enterprise begins with and takes its first forward step in faith.

Yes 850 used to be the highest and then as Bryan said they changed the scoring model.There is also supposed to be a medical credit bureau coming out making 4 agencies to deal with.I don't know if it ever happened or not.When I was in residential the lowest loan programs I saw was for 480 with money down.

Remember too, that it is the secured property that defines the type of loan, being commercial or residential, not the fact that you have a business enterprise or that the property will be owned by a business entity.

Here's my situation - I don't have much money, my credit is poor to fair depending on which credit bureau is pulled and I live in Las Vegas.

farm bureau is pretty friendly with landlords and older rentals around me

You can get a bunch of employment and job growth numbers from the Federal Government of Bureau of Labor and Statistics.http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.ga.htmState searches are to the left.

Bottom line is that trust deeds are a security as defined by the Supreme Court (Money is invested in a common enterprise or endeavor, There is an expectation of profits and the profits will be forthcoming from the efforts of the promoter or third party) and means that all securities must be registered unless otherwise exempt.

Banks in India are very enterprising, by contrast, and it is quite a bit easier to explain a business to them and have them evaluate it with an entrepreneurial perspective.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, city websites, CityData.com, etc have much of the data you need, but expect to spend dozens or hundreds of hours parsing the data to get the information you're likely looking for.If you're interested in apartment data for major markets, you can also check out Marcus & Millichap for their city/metro analyses -- they have hundreds of people on the ground in major markets across the country and compile data on a quarterly basis.

A note can be a security, especiall in the case you referenced it was a commercial enterprise with a lease back and raised capital without really losing control of the property under the lease-back.