I am tracking the leads in my CRM so I can suppress or remove angry callers.

It just depends on your risk appetite and what you're willing to spend.

Another downsides is that most banks don't have an appetite for land development (which could be good thing, since it's going against the flock and you may not have competition).

.- Decreasing appetite for cash out refinances, high leverage, interest-only, and peculiar deals (scattered site, low liquidity, nonlocal sponsors)- Mixed-use deals having their retail income underwritten at $0 unless big national credit tenants.- Falling collections at properties playing hell with deals in process. 

The only reason you hear on BP to find small local banks is because they're more likely to have an appetite for the smaller loans secured by small scale real property.

Paying those property taxes keeps you from paying state income taxes and also helps suppress the purchase price of properties.

With investor appetite comes more money to capital markets.Also, single building IPOs are being planned(in Boston) which is an exciting change as well for liquidity and a shot in with the big REITs.Signs are pointing to a great trend!

You need to shop several as they all have different appetites at different times an offer an array of terms and rates.

At the same time as you're talking to your potential partners you should be talking to several RE brokers and ask them to show you available deals that fit your appetite.

Does Easy Street have an appetite for STRs (cash out refi, townhome, in an association)