Hello Fellow members,I received a letter from SBA requesting to update and sign/submit a resolution and certificate as I had taken a non secured loan EIDL loan of ~12K.

Since the goal is to build a portfolio, is there a smarter or quicker way to land our first investment property? 

Buy renovate and flip, buy renovate and flip, and again buy renovate and flip, it's like reps in a workout. 1,2 or 3 houses, the quicker you flip the better you are.

What about offering a quicker return of her deposit as an incentive to move earlier?

In terms of partnerships, LLCs are great as you (read as "your lawyer") can write dispute resolution tools and processes into the operating agrement.

Having a CPA added to your team allows you to scale quicker.

It sounds like they were unclear on how long you will be banned for, but you can contact their Resolution Center for assistance.  

If you have access to a great deal flow and are being held back by capital, then I would say you can grow that extra $15k at a quicker pace than the $150-80 = $70/mo net opportunity cost cash flow.You can objectively calculate this with opportunity cost calculations, rate of returns you're seeing, and inflation numbers.

Get a nice personal shower head that conserves water- the ones today are awesome and a personal shower head allows for a much quicker rinse compared to a stationary one.

Partnerships are a great way to scale into larger deals quicker.