Would this be better to try and go through a local bank or is there good options for private money or other banks that specialize in this?

It will only be a matter of time before there is a valley or a dip, that is part of being in business. 

But if I list it at $699,900 and it sells for $50k under asking, people think, “Wow, that property must have issues.”

As long as the property is appreciating well I'd sagree with @Jonathan Greene and say you have a very good property.  

Would really appreciate it — my Airbnb in Merion Village will be going live end of January.

Mainstream homeowner policies won't cover sober living because they don't account for the risk of multiple people recovering in the same home

He insisted that a phrase be added that the money is to be released upon completion "and not upon approval by the seller." 

She knows the house hack market well.

This valuable experience will serve you well.

I recommend people doing a side gig on what they specialize in.I am an accountant and when I worked within large public accounting firms, I had a side gig of bieng an accountant.I had a salary with my employer so regardless of how much more hours I put with them, i would be paid the same.