Happy to point you in the right direction, I've worked with different types of lenders and you just have to find someone that understands your scenario.

From what I see in your post, the only issue thus far is expecting 20% down on an undesirable collateral type to most lenders...Cheers!

I don’t know what to look up or what to type when it comes to understanding how each city is doing when it comes to RE and/or what to look for. 

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Unless you are rather experienced with this type of damage, it may be hard for you to tell the extent of damage.

Did you filter by type?

They're more expensive but the underwrite is easier due to gross rents vs. having expense factors (like any type of normal commercial lender). 

You didn't specify if this were just one entity or you had many entities (i.e. what type of structure you have makes a difference in how they do the accounting) I would budget 2-4 hours a week under one structure & then add if you have multiple bank accounts / structures but not by much - maybe an extra hour to account for having to switch into different accounts / bank accounts.What's the advantage of a local bookkeeper vs virtual?

Welcome.Make sure you take the time to understand Property Class types, so your expectations are aligned with the performance of these classes.

Purchase price: $280,000 Cash invested: $100,000 BRRRR-STR | MTR What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?