The community in Linden rolled out the ONE Linden Plan which was a 50M plan to improve the neighborhood.

Looking for ways to improve my investment. 

The property's initial condition provided a strong opportunity for improvement and profit.

Our improvements included updating the interior finishes, improving the landscaping, and ensuring the home was move-in ready.

I do suspect most purchases in San Diego start more negative, but they improve each year.  

If you shield your properties into LLC your personal Dept to income ratio will improve but the lender can still ask for PNL of the LLC or declaration to check if it cashflow positive.I would find a lender who is working with investors and would count all your streams of the income. 

I asked for a slick opportunity to give my tenants free charging for a year, instead I have been offered the opportunity to improve Blinks business model to apartment owners.   

Are you interested in creating your own fund to actively purchase and improve properties in Opportunity Zones near you, or are you looking for a more passive OZ investment? 

In your case, addressing the vacancies with hard money might indeed help improve the DSCR for the institutional loan.

Despite the minimal investment, these updates improved the home's marketability, making it more attractive to potential buyers.