Due to the location (southern LA) the only property insurance I could obtain is through the state's FAIR plan, which does not include liability.

@Rob Ibarra Converting non restaurant space into restaurant space can be fairly costly from what I understand due to the need for larger than standard water lines to service the building and a general need for grease traps and other restaurant specific infrastructure.My first question around going from abandoned auto shop to kitchen is zoning, could you even get the use approved, and then are their any environmental factors in play? 

Goodmorning Johana,Best bet is we refinance the note and see what kind of terms we can get going on this.Typically can close fairly quickly here in texas using hard money notes.

Fairly well read and open to partnerships/syndications/apartments.

2) Screening applicants3) Executing a leaseAll complying with Fair Housing Act, federal, state and local laws?

We have already been offered 209k for the land itself, and it's likely able to fetch a fair bit more.

Trying to give the people a fair evaluation.   

You've probably heard of big Landlords losing property, but only because they were flagrantly violating Fair Housing, running a slum, or otherwise violating the law in an egregious manner.

Did you use the lead and coaching service and did that organization treat you fairly? 

Yes, I agree, with AI improving at the rapid rate it is, tools like these will soon be left behind - but for the moment a fair few hosts have really liked them.