I think I would look for a company that has an architect and construction so that just maybe things are a little more streamlined.

If an investment property, there non-warrantable DSCR loan options.Some details:Loans available for purchase, rate and term refinance (no cash out) and cash-out refinanceCredits score down to 620LTV are up to 75% for purchase and 70% for cash out.Rate buydown feature available.DSCR (lower of gross rent lease or Form 1007/216 rent divided by PITIA) as low as 1.0x.For experienced investors (one year of investor experience and own home), short term rentals can be structured off of 12 month short term rental history with 20% expense factor.

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The property could be in a rough neighborhood, need tons of work, or lack features that renters crave.Beyond the Sticker Price: Unveiling Real ValueTrue value goes way deeper than the asking price.

Once you figure out the answers to these two questions, you can start to narrow down what markets make sense for you based on the FRED economic data: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/Pls, can you explain with a practical analogy, how someone can use the FRED economic data to streamline their decision pertaining to what markets will make sense.

It might offer some valuable tools to streamline your investor processes alongside your PM.

Listen to @Jon Smith he has provided with good insides and he is also in your market, but in summary things that you have to look at:- You have to do a rental CMA to know how is the rental around your property with similar features and size.

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@David Friedman there are generally a few brokerages in each market that heavily deal in the restaurant space, it would likely be good to get on their radar, and to @Evan Polaski 's point, having your data/features on hand to "pitch" the site is likely a good call.Other items to note would be just to understand if the current configurations of the retail spaces could be reconfigured for a restaurant, things like grease traps, larger water lines, patio requirements may all be things they are looking for.  

One of the great features of self-directed IRAs is that they don’t have to be used only on their own.