Any insights, red flags, or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Instead, roll the funds into an IRA or Self-Directed IRA (SDIRA) to keep them tax-deferred and open up flexible investment options, including real estate.

The benefit is significantly less red tape compared to working with your traditional local banks who also do new construction financing.

@Geoffrey Serdar- thats a 4K red flag

Red tape at it's best making things expensive.

I plan to call lender on this but don't want to wave any red flags. thoughts?

The only slight red flag was that they only accepted payment via Venmo or wire transfer, but that's how I accepted payment when I was selling lead bundles, so I still thought it was worth a shot.

In the pitch I include just a couple of my projects from the last year as a reference to my experience. 

Including being affiliated with the same company they both funnel students to in order to overcharge them for services they don't need. 

Good concept but so much red tape it does keep us little guys out unless the qualified developers are willing to bring us into their deals.