Each change took a meeting, then two different public hearings, then a Board approval meeting. 

The bank they are using with that offer is now saying my site prep bid came in way too high and not approving me (so far. still in process).

Just a follow up question, were you utilizing debt to invest, I have always been taught since a young age to try and not utilize debt (I come from a family of stock market investors, traditional business owners) where debt is not utilized as frequently which I obviously understand debt can be a very powerful tool and utilized in a great way its just something I want to avoid with my investments to an extent any suggestions for investing without debt or as little as possible. 

@Kash Tacke legally, you would need architect drawings to get approval from Detroit Zoning Board.

Not all lenders will share this as they will need to get approval from the borrower before providing.

Jimmy,You need to show (2) years of 1099 SE income in order to use FHA, or traditional financing to get approved for a mortgage.

Then I consider letters of reference, cosigners, and added security deposit in order to meet approval. 

Shayan,Best option to avoid issues and stay risk free along with having a better approval chance would be to go with a Cash out refinance.

She's a beast and you'll likely get approved which will give you a revolving source of funds to keep growing Griffin what terms are you seeing on products like this? 

To minimize delays, it is important that you get approval to be a section 8 landlord from each housing authority.