I'm going with a highly skilled provider even though this entity, who is on bigger pockets and replied above, is substantially more than the form provider.  

My intuition tells me substantially all.So now, the school has no teachers for the fall semester and students in this school system will be one semester behind come January. 

Our concern is that a second mortgage carries higher interest rates and may increase our monthly payment substantially compared to a conventional loan... something we do not wish to do/carry for the next few decades.

I wonder how this project will influence the value of my condo if I decide to sell it, and how it will influence my ability to continue to rent my condo out if I decide to continue to rent it out.I would appreciate any advice on this matter!

Experian, Equifax, & Trans Union - mortgage lenders pull all 3 (as opposed to for a car loan, where they may just pull 1)Here's an article on how inquiries affect you by Experian:https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/credit-education/report-basics/hard-vs-soft-inquiries-on-your-credit-report/#:~:text=This%20type%20of%20inquiry%20appears,not%20impact%20your%20credit%20scores.According to Experian, you are entitled to one free copy of your credit report from each of the three bureaus every 12 months.https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/credit-education/report-basics/my-credit-report/Experian will give you 1 free for yourself here on their own site: https://www.experian.com/consumer-products/free-credit-report.htmlIf you have a hard copy of your credit reports today, & the scores go down a bit later you can show that EVERYTHING but the inquiries are substantially the same (assuming you're still paying all your bills on time, which you will be).  

Of course, the price is substantial too – looking around $12k.Anyway, this is a really big decision for me and I would really appreciate anyone being able to give any insight!

If you're playing the long game (and I hope you are), then you can't help but have a substantial portfolio in 10-20 years. 

You have a substantial amount in cash that could go a long way with a flip that would turn a much better profit and much faster but with more risk on the table.

It may be a good investment choice if it increases the ARV substantially.

Looking at listings around the US, they appear to have two business models: Lease a dark car dealership that has a substantial number of service bays or work with a developer to build a new free-standing location that obviously rents and sells for substantially more.