It’s a shame but I had to go with a different insurance platform.  

Focus on identifying promising neighborhoods in the north or east bay by leveraging your husband’s contractor network, local real estate agents, and online deal-finding platforms.

It's a platform for a few different things!

You can talk to the bank about a loan; however, my bet is they will want some form of contract and scope of work and will only pay him at set milestones.

Best bet would be a “partnership” with a monied individual looking for a high risk/high return passive investment with you providing the “active” part.  

Sounds to be like you are seeking retirement advice on a platform that mostly advocates for long term wealth.

Their solution was for me to take over ownership of not one but five homes from Jeff's portfolio, all of which I had sold him and subsequently leased.Despite my being patently unfinanceable, the bank president placed a bet on me because I knew the homes, I knew the tenants, I knew what I was doing, and I was rabidly hungry.

It's a banking and bookkeeping platform built specifically for real estate investors.

Additionally, consider operational costs like cleaning, staffing, and marketing, as they can quickly add up.For management, outsourcing to a professional property manager or leveraging tech platforms for bookings and operations could streamline things, especially if you plan to scale.

Since in the sponsor - investor platform the investor is giving up decision making to the sponsor, there needs to be a legal structure offering the investor recourse should the sponsor not act in the investors best interest, or prove incompetent to manage the enterprise.3.