If it is a closet, can you raise the ceiling in the stairs/the floor above it and make a 'bench' in that part of the closet (not for actual sitting, but raise the floor and maybe add shelves above it so it doesn't stand out)?

There are certain areas, like Whitehaven, where you will be hard pressed to find a bridge lender.

Also, by the nature of the cost, you might be hard pressed to find someone who has used all three?

You’d be hard pressed to give one good reason why you should do it before you die.

You would be hard pressed to find a quadplex near downtown Austin that is move-in-ready for $400k. 

In my experience, similar to Patrick and others, the structuring shenanigans going on behind the scenes of an LLC probably do not matter much to the judge looking at the case behind the bench.

I’m hard pressed to find a duplex in the Atlanta area for 150k that generates $1500+/month in rent, much less a quad with double the gross monthly rent. 

With recent VA cash-out rules you will be hard-pressed to find anyone doing 100% anymore. 90 is more than likely going to be your match, especially on a jumbo regardless of loan type.I am not sure what you mean by "modernized way of making payments," but will say if you are looking for anything special now is not a good time and you won't find it.

Easy solution is to buy one house in cash, but I have already had multiple phone calls from local counties with a pressing need for multiple housing.

Bus Benches-  we are currently doing two bus benches in our city.