What is being offered in respect to those items?  

We have 8 business entities availing of their services, and as "advisors", they should make business life easier -- not add more work on your plate --- but instead, my team and I have been checking for mistakes, or following up on action items, missed deadlines, and paying penalties to the IRS and Secretaries of State due to their negligence.

Between all the licenses I already carry for my current business endeavors in different states, I'm not too keen on adding another set of licenses I would need to possibly study, apply for and take a test for then maintain with CE credits in an industry I'm not even sure I want to take on with any meaning volume.  

We're now looking to take out conventional financing based on the equity we have to do a few things - pay off our existing private loan, fund some larger ticket renovation items (i.e.

Short of asking the seller to carry the note at a lower interest or putting down a much bigger down payment - what am I missing? 

What if large cap ex items pop up?

The plans and specifications for the improvements must be itemized along with an estimate for how long the construction period will last.

These items should last 20 years.

This is causing unnecessary distractions and taking away from your ability to focus on the action items that matter most: building meaningful industry relationships and sourcing investment opportunities.

The Landlord insurance policy quotes I am receiving has a high deductible for Wind/Hail/Named Storm coverage which effectively means replacing the roof would be out of pocket for me which defeats the purpose of carrying this insurance.