Before I tried lowering the rent, try offering the local competitors to help you. 

If you have the relationships and experience, you may be able to find money from a private equity firm or a hedge fund, but typically they are your competitors, not your lenders.  

A real estate agent is your competitor and usually available free to buyers.  

The due diligence took almost 3 months with many competitors and multiple rounds of negotiations.

The competitive advantage here is huge… Because you can have and times get a purchase price excepted for 10 or $20,000 less than your competitor who requires a 40 day closing… Time is money, especially to sellers who are under contract and purchasing another house and are dependent on the sale of their departing residence to buy the next house.

If the road only gets 5,000 vehicles/day, it's nowhere near as attractive as one that's getting 40,000/day.Competition - How many competitors are within a mile? 

Anything below 1 million expect to get some higher rates as the smaller banks and credit unions are the main competitors so they do not have to be as aggressive on rates.

Hi Tim,I think it would be very beneficial for you to take a look at your competitors and decide where you stand.

Better terms than your competitors will allow you to sell faster for more money.Consider this about unemployment, it is discussed very little how many people no longer qualify to receive unemployment benefits.

We have found a lot of success by working with competitors.