Finding a property, negotiating a deal, securing a tenant, and managing a rental is seriously hard work!

Furthermore, if I am understanding things correctly, RE investors use the equity in their properties to scale/secure more investments, right? 

If you're coming back to SD and want to live in the home you have here for the long haul, it's nice security to pay it down.

Obviously, the Margaritaville Brand is very strong and they have great amenities, but is it universally appealing so you attract as wide a demographic audience.

However we also have a law that states that we must provide an accounting of the security deposit funds and refund (if applicable) within 30 days.Solution: Create the security deposit move out form.

What are the best strategies for securing funding and investment for a private lending business?

They did this back in ~2009 and haven't widely done it since (not even during the pandemic)

He never used our renovation money for renovation.He also stole my mothers security deposit from her rental and so many more shady things I could go on all day.I have a list of property managers, contractors, former clients, etc that he has screwed over and have completely blacklisted him.

The vast majority of lawsuits against Landlords are for wrongful eviction, security deposit disputes, and Fair Housing Violations.

Any secured loan is fine as long as we have the documentation.