the standard is your intent to hold for productive use. 

I have several clients that have a lot of equity in homes they purchased 8+ years ago but can't find a lender that offers the product.  

But, then again, our business is so engrained in using their product that it would be hard to leave them... 

He gets to decide what price to charge for his service or product. 

I would love to chat with you about the build and see if there is a way to make it work to finalize the product if that is something you are interested in!

Marketing involves any activity around buying or selling a product or service.

One thing that buyers/borrowers often don't realize is that you can also do Conventional, VA, and USDA for owner occupied property in addition to the FHA 203K product.

Your best bet is find a lending broker you trust and like working with and they will almost always have a loan product to help you fund! 

If you have to, interview a couple until you find one that you "click" with. 2) Let that agent connect you with their network of investor-friendly lenders. 3) Meet with these lenders, have them talk over your finances with you and what loan products you would qualify for at the moment based on your income and assets. 4) Let the outcome of that conversation (#3) dictate your strategy moving forward and take your findings back to the realtor so you can craft a plan. 

Once again, a brand new high-end (GE Profile model) DW#3 - One of the water heaters went out and within a couple days it was fixed (new thermostat)My co-pay was $85 each for all three of the above.....for about $3000+ worth of product and labor.