These loans are typically secured by real estate assets and can be repaid once your cash flow improves.Mezzanine Financing: This combines debt and equity financing, allowing you to borrow the needed funds with the option for the lender to convert debt into equity if not repaid on time.

@Pat Aboukhaled wife & I have thought this would be a great use of failing malls for affordable housing.Unfortunately, as @Greg Scott points out, many people take the path of least resistance, which can ruin the idea.So, you'd want security cameras and maybe even security guards to hold residents accountable. 

From there we decided on Melbourne because of job security with the space coast.

They'd be a partner and help provide solutions to operational challenges when scaling, we'd bring tech in like Breezeway for scheduling, give them a company card with spend limits to buy supplies, they even ended up landing a deal with a local laundromat to wash and fold there after-hours to make their lives and ours easier.Truly a win-win. 

is this loan secured by your primary residence as a HELOC  or are you borrowing against your stock/bond portfolio ?

The vast majority of lawsuits against Landlords are for wrongful eviction, security deposit disputes, and Fair Housing Violations.

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has secured a full-building lease at 550 Terry A Francois Blvd in San Francisco, marking the city's largest office deal of 2024.

What strategies have you found most effective for securing financing in a competitive market?

The vast majority of lawsuits against Landlords are for wrongful eviction, security deposit disputes, and Fair Housing Violations.

This can also make it easier to secure financing for the future multi-residential building, as you can structure it separately from the retail business.