Focus on high-demand rental areas (suburbs for multifamily, tourist/business hubs for STRs) and consider scaling with the BRRRR method to build passive income.

I knew I wanted to develop an empire, scale my business, and achieve 100,000 units.

I'm Diane :) By day I'm an executive assistant to c-suite execs, by night I run my own virtual assistance business, and 24/7 I think about investing in multifamily homes.

As a family-run business we’re curious—what factors do lenders prioritize most when evaluating projects like ours?

We're probably not going to take the risk if we're busy agents to play that game. 

Hello Gagan, Some important tools and resources I incorporate into my business to help finding deals is to network with local investors.

I guess you need to ask yourself if you want to be in the event business.

I use Coterie for business liability. 

I’m new to the community and I’m planning to start a Section 8 rental property business.

For an SBA hotel loan, the SBA may guarantee say 30% of the loan and a traditional bank takes the next 50%...total LTV/LTC of 80%...will vary by business but it's higher/better than the previous replies (otherwise, you would just get a traditional commercial loan without the SBA involved).