If you know any (or are yourself) large apartment, self storage, mobile home park, etc. syndicators in the Bay Area and Los Angeles area, please reach out to me as I'd love to go out for coffee and learn more about you and your firm.Cheers all, and hope to meet you.

But I do want to take this seriously as I don’t plan on scaling skyscrapers and beating my body to death until I’m 60 years old.

Many, if not most, commercial lenders do not lend on Raw land projects regardless of your experience unless they are very large land projects typically $25 million or more. 

I work in large project lending and we do 33% payouts to GC up front all the time.

As Javier says, engage him in a nice conversation.Bring a couple large friends.

In that instance you'll find that most national QIs with a large foot print can and will take the time to spend to make you and your client comfortable.  1031 is a federal statute so acts the same way and is structured the same in all 50 states. 

Hello,I have a property in SC that I bought and lived in several years ago, it was a B neighborhood close to a flourishing downtown area and has a very large lot. 

Consider contacting him to see what he is up to.Bigger properties lead to:1) Less tenant risk2) Better economies of scale (less cost/unit compared to single family or small multifamily)3) Better returns (see 1 and 2)

For instance, even big fluctuations in prices or inventory of fixer uppers in certain markets can have a large effect on ability to rinse and repeat a model of execution.

I read in the blog below that Oklahoma is 50/50 on the Landlord friendliness scale.