@Max Nathanyou won't be able to get a loan "for the down payment" specifically, so you'd need cash from some other source, like a HELOC or a personal loan. 

To debunk it, we're going straight to the source — the IRS.The IRS says to keep records for your business tax deductions indicating:What you boughtWhen you bought itHow much you spentAnd guess what?

Hey @Trevor Scheumann, The biggest thing to look for when visiting a new potential market is going to be to network with boots on the ground, namely property managers, highly recommended realtors and maybe a few contractors if they come from trusted sources.

I don’t have the budget to support but one lead source at a time.

In some instances, it was difficult to locate the source of the high water bill, but ultimately, it was discovered that there was some leak on the premises.

•Marketing Account: To fund deal sourcing campaigns.

If they are not adding single unit ADUs, the it means at a minimum they are sourcing better opportunities.  

I think the dogmatic view may be the source of resistance--that because it happened in Sep/Oct, therefore it'll happen again.

Either1) your startup takes off and you can distribute profit fast enough to pay off your debts, or2) you find another source of $100,000 a year (which barely even starts to pay down the $300k, but might provide a better chance for a better loan), or3) you BK and possibly lose the rental houses to creditors (hopefully not, but we don’t know how they are held), or 4) you sell the houses, take the tax hit, work with the IRS on a payment plan whose interest will be much lower than your CCs, and focus on the startup.  

Deal sourcing-  if you’re willing to search regionally, don’t ask anyone to sell that isn’t already in a sale mode. “ No marketing.”