What leads to the highest repair cost? 

The biggest issue is that forgetting to assign a location or choosing the wrong one can mess up your balance sheet, leading to inaccuracies.

These tasks often have long lead times and can cause delays if not addressed promptly.

You deployed 500K in 2 months, are you looking for leads to lend money out faster?

Just keep in mind that contractors may hesitate to attend multiple pre-inspections, especially if they lead to no work.

We provide free medical coverage, free food, free housing, free cell phones, free internet, free clothing, free transportation, guaranteed employment for any/all who ask (salvation army), free furnishing of a home, free temporary housing, free shelters, free free free......

This being said, I don't believe we'll be able to meet the income requirements to qualify for a conventional.This leads me to believe hard money or private lender is more the only option to get my foot in the door, use my business to make repairs at very good rates, build some equity then refi once the balloon is due. 

The decisions and actions you make today can lead to incredible long-term benefits, so it's great that you're starting now.A good starting point is connecting with a lender that aligns with your goals.

I want to give them the benefit of the doubt they are just struggling with staffing but now have seen some red flags that lead me to believe there might also be some type of deceit/fraud and possible financial trouble.

@Federico Dallo you mentioning vacation-type locations leads me to guess that you may want to use the property yourself occassionlly?