If I were doing this, I would visit every contractor space for rent personally in my car Within so many miles of the intended project.

I personally love the Cleveland market for its cash flow.

Bridgewater Construction- Elvis Adams 405-638-6105 if you need general contracting work done in Stillwater and surrounding areas.

Their pricing isn't all that great but the service is good and they will wrap an umbrella liability policy around all of your personal items as well as up to 10 properties. 

I'll be doing this under an LLC and I'm not sure if my personal debt to income ratio will affect the purchase or if the LLC is considered to have its own debt to income ratio.

That's all; it's not a personal attack.

A great way to network and meet people in your local community is to attend in person meet ups. 

Most lenders will have clauses that allow them to modify the terms, freeze, or even call or convert the line if certain events occur, to include ambiguous events like changes in personal financial circumstances.

We have access to personal capital through equity and recently offered on a boutique motel that we were going to manage initially, but couldn't come to agreement with the sellers. 

Do they have in person sheriff sales like most other states?