If you are asking this question to the forum, it makes me wonder if you have concerns regarding lending from someone you know as opposed to borrowing from a financial institution.

Individuals looking for returns on their personal assets (with or without real estate background) and institutional hard money that a broker loans for an investor or a pool.The latter usually have predetermined products which the loan must conform to (i.e. 65% LTV of the lesser of purchase or appraised value) and are brokered through mortgage lenders to conform to securities regulations.You should be looking for a smaller private lender for your situation.  

The original lending institution, at their sole discretion, can waive that clause.

We are in a National Historic District with many absentee owners of the buildings.

We have always fished the neighbors pond and walked through their land on the way into the national forest.

Hello BP Nation,For a small (8 homes) luxury development, would a fair ballpark percentage for soft costs be 18%?

Hello BP Nation,For a small (8 homes) luxury development, would a fair ballpark percentage for soft costs be 18%?

Welcome to BP Nation  @Amber Ponte !

Since National Grid has no contract with the tenant on the lease, I would expect them to not care that your lease states the tenant is responsible.  

Google the National REIA and Meetup to search for groups in your area.