I would contact @Don Konipol  He is by far from what I have seen the most experienced and sharpest private lender on this site and has the bandwidth to do the larger loans complete opposite of what I do..

Let me know if you have any other questions and if you need to talk about funding options with a private lender!

However, the inspector mentioned that the 2nd and 3rd floors are labeled as "Artist Dwellings," though he wasn’t sure what that fully entails.He suggested applying for a special permit to present the space as artist studios or dwellings, with the hope of eventually converting them into long-term rental (LTR) apartments under that designation.

The buyer then decided to use a private lender that had also failed to get him the funds to close on time. 

DSCR loans are loans issued by private lenders with proprietary and differentiated rules and guidelines and are typically included in “non-QM” securitizations.The advantage of conventional refinance loans is that they typically have the lowest interest rates and fees.

Private sale, with large potential for growth.

I'm willing to speak to anyone privately as well. 

Lower down payments (was once 30% down) and more flexibility from the lenders. 3) Competition from private equity and others.

it also has its own private laundry room too. 

We took out 2 private loans from friends who wanted better return on money than what the banks gave them.