Financial objective- 100% to 400% cash on cash or don't do it.

For illustration purposes if I were given the opportunity to finance my construction projects at 8O% LTC full recourse or 70% partial recourse I will select the higher levered recourse option because have confidence in my projects knowing the debt is sub 60% LTV and want the benefit of leverage. 

Quote from @Sonja Revells: @Chris Seveney primarily Padsplits  I would speak to a few lenders first before going through all these hoops, as I started to do this then when talking to banks they were basically telling me either get a secured mortgage as they will not lend to a real estate company on unsecured credit/debt.

I have also been introduced recently to a woman who is looking to be a financial partner.

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I'm curious as to the "financial institutions" you've talking to, were they banks?

He has another $50k in assets and $325k in investments and no debt.

I have some previous business debts to payoff, so once all the dust has settled with realtor commissions and other closing costs, I'd have roughly $400k-500k of cash at my disposal.  

The reason is I want to separate my personal debt to income ratio from my real estate investing “business” and of course reduce personal risk. 

As an investor who invests in distressed debt.