Have a meeting coming up and hopefully they will have better news. 

I'm retired and don't want to play the, Let's have a meeting before we have the meeting.

.✅ Get an Elevation Certificate: A certified surveyor can assess the elevation of your home, and if it meets FEMA’s criteria, your flood insurance premiums could be significantly reduced.✅ Appeal with FEMA: If you have evidence that your home is at a lower flood risk than designated, you can file an appeal with FEMA to reclassify your property.4.

Network, Network, Network.Meet others at meetings.

While there is no official holding period, tax advisors recommend keeping the property under the trust for at least 12 months to meet the "held for investment" requirement.

I'm trying to meet more people and find partners as well. 

I never was able to coordinate a consistent quarterly meeting for planning, I never knew who to contact because they have multiple levels of their workers and people were constantly moving in and out of the organization.  

If you pay more, you won't meet your metrics and will probably have negative cashflow and/or equity.You may have to make 10, 20 or even 100 offers to get one accepted at the price that meets your numbers.This is what all investors did BEFORE the Great Real Estate Crash of 2008-2010.

The important thing to know is that you basically have to meet all of the qualification criteria for a typical commercial real estate loan from a bank -- EXCEPT for the down payment requirement. 

You'll need to meet requirements like parking and setbacks and might encounter additional hurdles in environmentally sensitive or historic areas.