Alternative areas would include on the other side of town like Kensington, Juniata and Port Richmond.

Is there a better alternative for borrowing money to purchase lots or land?

So if your intention is to acquire lot of properties in short time, you need to consider alternative sources of financing.

What are their alternatives to your restaurant?

I think a bright (but slightly warm) white would work very well, a nice contrast to the dark countertops and the green walls.That said, here's an alternative to ALL of that work, addressing what I see as more important for both functionality AND esthetics: At the minimum, swap the stove and the darker base cab.

You can look up and provide alternate comps and feed them with a brief explanation to you banker who can challenge the valuation on behalf of the bank, who is the client of the appraiser.

The alternative is renting a place and trying to put it up on airbnb in order to recoup our expenses, and then getting into investing a year or two later.

This may be a very good alternative for you. 

Therefore, if you purchased the property just to flip it, then it won't qualify for 1031 exchange treatment.

When analyzing the returns, we notice that the cost of the LLC ate up into the properties returns.As an alternative to an LLC, we are contemplating on creating a partnership between the three of us and having the three of us have equal ownership of the property.