Self-funding gives you full control, no debt, and better cash flow, but it ties up a lot of your cash.

Plus, you'd have no control over the brand, size, or capacity of any of these units.First, I'd want to see quotes from reputable contractors.

We can remotely control the temperature, but if someone (a guest) manually changes the thermostat, it overrides our remote settings, which is what we want.   

As we have 100+ year old trees on the property, as well as a pond and year round stream, I think it could also be used for a tiny-home or tiny-office (commercial) community, which would allow me to maintain control of my property long term and providing recurring revenue to me (my company). 

Plus, it gives you more control over quality and timelines.

 :)To anyone reading this: if you happen to think using other people's money means you don't need any of your own, raising outside money may help you recover your expenses, but you still have MAJOR out of pocket expenses, typically, due before you can raise any money:Earnest deposit: most people raise after you get control of a deal.  

I just fund land flippers that need to control the land .

Still expensive though.And why would you want to invest in a city with rent control?

However, the price is controlled (rent price that is), so it really depends, because the RENT VALUES are going to be below market average. 

Unfortunately no one is going to guarantee that they'll make you a loan; there are too many things that can pop up outside of the lender's control.