I don't know actually, but I wonder the reason IF...Would a city push something like this in attempt to drive up ownership by raising the barrier of entry/operations for noon owner-occupieds?

We work hard to raise rents, decrease expenses to increase equity. 

The program is being squeezed by lack of funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (which pays about 75% of its cost), raising the possibility of a sudden cutoff that would force the county to abruptly shut down hotels.

There may be some very easy fixes that can raise your score immediately.  

I'd like to get to the point where we are working on 1-2 buy and hold properties while simultaneously working on 1-2 flips so we can raise the amount of capital we have on hand to eventually be able to phase out hard money/banks (at least in reference to the SFH purchases). 

I've started a few small businesses on my own, purchased a building on a master lease/purchase arrangement but I'm most concerned about raising funds for a purchase and establishing a network of equity funders who are open to investing in syndicating deals - not just for the first one, but on subsequent deals.

How do I avoid this moving forward - how can I raise my score quickly?

I'd like to get to the point where we are working on 1-2 buy and hold properties while simultaneously working on 1-2 flips so we can raise the amount of capital we have on hand to eventually be able to phase out hard money/banks (at least in reference to the SFH purchases).Our options look kind of like this: 1.

Old owner had tenants pay far below market value rents, so we intend to raise rents as each home turns up vacant.It appraised for $20,000 more than our purchase price, so we are sitting at a good equity position.

A lot of rent control and eviction protection... you may not be able to evict current tenants or raise rents to market levels.