Like business travel/meals, etc?

I travel there quite often to visit friends.

If you're confident in your abilities and have the necessary time and resources, taking on the role of your own GC can be highly rewarding. 

To be honest, I am not completely confident I will be successful, but I have mentally committed to making a consistent effort towards progress.

If you're confident these properties will appreciate and rents will increase over time, a break-even deal isn't necessarily a bad deal as long as you have reserves. 

SBA lenders are confident the deal is lendable, but SBA rates at prime plus 2.5% are high, and I don't want to risk default.

I didn't try to argue with him or further explore the validity of his claims.Few people look at as many on-market investment properties each week in Utah as me, and so I feel very confident in saying that FIG's pro-forma returns look totally awesome for Utah's investment climate.  

He didn't act very confident in my chances at all.

Traveling nurses and other professionals search this area often with the considerable amount of hospitals, medical facilities and corporations in the surrounding cities. 

Traveling nurses and workers in the tech hub are common answers, does your market support the demand for them?