Here in Denver we actually have a restaurant depo where you can get papertowels, utensils, etc. in bulk.

Great reason for not pulling deductions forward.I have been retired from a W2 job for some time and my income is at an all time high and will just keep going up with more RE investments. 

Private lending using retirement funds is my personal favorite (I've done a few dozen loans like this) for the following reasons: passive, low risk, and high returns.

in either case, does anyone have tips as to go about the actual pitch?

What I am looking for at my age, is properties that will flow in the future to fund retirement travel, and MTR is where I am headed.But the reason for this post is I now need a structure(s) for what had been a concept. 

Looks reasonable to me.

From there we identify properties that could have some potential and if you are interesting in diving deeper, 1) we do a thorough video walkthrough to give you a realistic look of the property, 2) we give a ballpark estimate of rehab costs (we do 40 a year with our GCs o we will get pretty close), 3) we talk through market rent with our property management team, ARV, and potential highest and best use.Ideally you find great investor agents who know their market really well and have a network of resources to provide you with enough confidence to take reasonable action. 

Officers all too often think the know the law simply because they wear a badge, when they actually know a lot less than most folks. 

The SPB and TI areas are actually generally not STR friendly and have 30 night minimums for single family residences. 

He is correct that a single ADU in a single family zoned area is unlikely to return as much as the hands off cost and is one of many reasons that adding a single ADU in most single family areas is not a good re investment.