When someone presents to "tap" Private-$ we want to do as little thinking as humanly possible, that's to say the burden is on you the proposed borrower to present a complete, detailed "pitch" outlining the allocation of every cent, contingencies, time-lines, data supporting each action item.

The support system I have set up is Connecticut based in the Hartford County area.

If you're re-starting your real estate journey and want to jump back in with detailed content that can help you hone in on what kind of investments you may want to make I have two personal suggestions - I just started the book "Start With Strategy" by Dave Meyer this weekend, and I already wish I had read this right away when I was getting into the idea of real estate.

There has been a tremendous amount of support and people coming into the area to help rebuild.  

I would say that the UW fee seems low, but processing fee seems high, but they seem to balance each other out and the admin fee is kind of a junk fee.

Let's say next Spring if you hydro mulch and water and fertilize like crazy you can have a nice yard full of grass in the back next summer.I have seen some builders about this time of year use some kind of roll out mats to keep the dirt covered until the house is ready or Spring for sod. 

Quote from @Erin Spradlin: I read somewhere that Mashvisor and Furnished Finder were going to combine data at some point to help support MTR listings.

I get it, you are trying to be nice and expect them to respond in kind, but the reality is the nicer you are the more they feel empowered.

Having a property manager is the solution for dealing with matters that occur with problematic elements of our population, and in alleviating yourself from these kind of stressful encounters.  

That being said, you have plenty of reserves where I think you can make a significant down payment and would be able to find something that cash flows.Plus its better to have that money in some kind of asset that grows in value, tax deductible, and bring in income; rather than it sitting in the bank.