How do I go about finding the best banks or companies to get pre-approvals and is it worthwhile to get multiple?

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! 

I think that's about the scope of work we're looking at, minus the zoning changes.

Quote from @Adolfo Herrera: I recently bought a piece of land(cash) in my hometown in Texas and I am looking to start building a home to sell.The lot sits in a new neighborhood and is in the more affordable side of the Rio Grande Valley.

From my best understanding, the city zoning committee seems to turn a blind eye to it (due to the need for housing for students).

This is the structure we were looking at which is more of a subsidiary structure and this applies to raw land development: 📌 Structuring Plan1️⃣ Set up a QOF to raise capital from investors.2️⃣ Create a QOZB to handle hotel & parking development (each separate land parcels).3️⃣ QOF owns the land & funds QOZB for development.4️⃣ Raise capital through QOF equity, bank loans, or JV partners.5️⃣ Develop the projects & operate for 10+ years for tax-free gains.

If you're doing a rate and term refinance, there's typically not a seasoning period but again it's common for lenders to require it be rented first.If you're doing a DSCR cash out refi, it may not need to be rented first but you're probably paying a higher rate.Your best option is to call a loan broker you trust and go through the options based on your current situation.

If you were going to focus your time on learning something, I'd say getting familiar with a bookkeeping platform (like Quickbooks Online) would be the best bang for your buck.

I haven't even begun to look for sellers or buys yet.

Best of luck!!!