In fact I would bet not even the asset protection services who send you down these rabbit holes can and therein lies the problem...

You are on the internet too much and not talking to real-life real estate investors enough.

I bet you could quickly get an idea about financing, insuring, and feasibility from them.

Perhaps someone with more intimate knowledge of the area can validate or dispel the type of neighborhood this is but it’s normally not good if that’s one of the first things to populate on the internet.

TIAErich your best bet would be to amortize it over thirty with a 5 year balloon. the issue with private lenders  vs. banks is private lenders use their money to lend and many times it may not keep up with inflation - so lending for that long does not make sense.

I accidentally found an apartment on the internet buy the building next to me in my old neighborhood.

You don't see the CIO of an endowment putting their sponsors on blast for the entire internet to see (at least that I know of).  

Also remember the time these returns will take to amend along with the possibility of opening up audit periods/red flags with the IRS due to amendments.Doing this yourself on turbo tax likely won't be your best bet considering all of the details.

This seems like my best bet at the moment.

If they don't have one, I bet they know somebody.Answering your questions:1.