There are around 20,000 of these illegal homes built in our region.

Some things i say MAY be specific to my region and or store, By all means, not everyones situation is the same.

FYI, large pets, over 20 pounds are not allowed in the housing authority, I made an exception for a police officer with a police dog, latter our regional HUD office agreed. 

But as far as I know none of the terms on the other options will be as good as the "conventional" loan you could get from a big bank.Here are some options: Hard money: think expensivePrivate money: friends and family alsoPortfolio loans from small regional banksCommercial loans from banksSave up and pay cashMight even use a credit card on a $5000 houseCollateralize something that you own

Furthermore I would be happy to advise anyone looking to invest in any of the rapidly growing GCC regions.

Dear Bigger Pockets, I've been pretty thorough in my profile and it seems I have gone some distance toward  outing my inner nerd. Regardless, it's nice to "meet" you and great to be here. I'll be lurking in some forum...

I am from out of state and looking to find if there are any local or regional banks in the Ft Lauderdale area that are in the construction loan market that would be able to finance a construction to perm loan with 5% down for projects over $1Million

I intend to purchase many more properties in the region so I'd like to build a solid management team.

I'm with@Jay Hinrichs in that it might be regional.  

I intend to purchase many more properties in the region so I'd like to build a solid management team.