Based on my limited experience, I have found that credit unions are much better suited for this than traditional banks, but YMMV.  

Essentially I am finding and procuring the land/lot via traditional financing and funding everything through the development phase until we get to Construction Loan. 

Traditional mortgage?

I've done a lot of research on the topic and am familiar with the cons of owning a condo-hotel type unit, but the numbers seem way in favor of that vs a more traditional condo or SFH.

It may depend on if you want a more formal procedure, or added protections such as all the inspections that go along with a traditional sale.

Like Erik said, its pretty difficult to bypass the seasoning period, and quite frankly you benefit more from the seasoning period than without.

In addition, there are alternative rent models (STR, LTR, rent by room, etc) that can create better cash flow than the traditional LTR model.RE also can benefit from value adds.  

Hi Everyone,If you invest in a syndication using funds from your self directed traditional IRA can you take advantage of bonus depreciation to offset any taxable gains when you withdraw or convert to a Roth IRA? 

Or is it just better to find a hard money lender for a short term of about 1 year depending on the season period a traditional bank wants?

They want to send me to the commercial loan department where the rates are awful, closing costs are high, and the requirements much more robust.What if I just get a second-home construction to permanent loan, wait 12-16 months for it to be built, spend another 90-120 days furnishing it, and then refinance into a traditional 30 year fixed as an investment property?