This situation sounds extremely high risk.

If you are going that route, I would definitely recommend expanding your search beyond the solutions mentioned above, both of which are extremely "green" and still building out their capabilities as of 2021. 

Fanniemae was extremely difficult with transfer requiring changes to my LLC docs.

Cash on cash can be extremely misleading.

I was no longer able to fulfill the text agreement as the unit was not filled on April 1 (It filled on April 15), I was unable to travel to the unit to make sure it was in good standing, and I was extremely financially uncertain at that time.  

Then, I figured my next path to my goals was to follow within educating and experiencing the corporate/commercial side, not including brokerage, although I know it is an aspect that is extremely important.

If you think you can minimize most of them, you will be disappointed so expect them and learn to deal with them, it is part of the business.Building a good team of contractors, sub contractors, and project manager (which can be you) is crucial.

People understand that.I am not shocked by higher prices, but this is just too extreme to not call BS in my opinion.

Unless you have an extremely low rate on your current mortgage a cash out refinance may also be a good fit?

No one is building them, they're historically very lucrative, and Utah is extremely heavy on investors so they all want one, and seem to all be counting on rents increasing to make them profitable over the long term.