What I do is pay a good bonus.

Then you inch it up closer to market in years 2,3,4 etc.From a lender perspective the appetite is much lower for the full vacant turn arounds as the risk exposure is huge.The level of rehab needed per unit will matter a bunch on the number.

Turn them into a better marketing bonus for your apartments."

Or duplex...with a "bonus unit"...

The bank is probably wants to limit its risk exposure to you before you can prove you know what you're doing (not saying you dont).They are afraid of making a ton of loans to you and then having to take back all the properties if things dont go so well.Do you currently have 2 year history of managing properties on your tax return?

Leverage the banks money.Leverage maximizes your investment opportunities and reduces your exposure to risk by allowing you to place less of your own cash up front.

Especially repeated exposure.

It means there is something to gain by having a loss so it creates an additional exposure for the carrier.That being said there are companies that write it but you have to find an agent who was the knowledge and access to those companies to help you.

Hello, lately I've considered starting a blog, which as Brandon Turner has mentioned in podcasts, can bring good exposure to a business or website.

Not only will we get (some small) exposure to a population that might need our services, we can take photos and put them on our company website in the "About Us" section.