So besides the environmental and tax benefits, you can benefit financially in a few ways. 

@Jordy Train, Most QIs you'll want to work with will have a national foot print. 

Might be a year away yet, building those reserves and getting my own financial footprint reduced (might knock out the car payments first), but we shall see. 

Start dialing for dollars, banks with regional footprints (Alameda and Marin Counties in this example case) seem to have the most unusual HELOC offerings, find the equivalent in your area. 

Well, okay, I don’t like it and I do minimize my tax footprint.  

Not sure why you think the tenants will mess with it , especially when it improves their environmental quality. 

Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment 5.

They do have a commercial footprint but don't know much about it.

@Isaac D. always tricky when there's auto repair involved, there are environmental concerns (with oil changes and other fluids), and it may be difficult to finance.Outside of that, 1-4 units strictly residential that won't be owner-occupied, you may be able to find a hard money lender willing to do 10-15% down.

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