I had better luck with local smaller lenders as they can be more lenient with there loan products as well.

We have lots of opportunities to meet with other local investors and suppliers of products and services.

I don't recall their actual policy but we bought 8 cases of glazed subway tiles (same production run) and after opening the first case and setting out a few tiles realized there were a lot of pits in the glaze. 

.), until more permanent structures can be built.And with 5G rolling in (with government support), in the next few years (as need increases) it seems like coverage should increase.My understanding of this, is some carriers have stronger signals in some areas than others, and 3 bars on one carrier could mean 1 bar on another.Meaning one resident could have decent coverage and another could have spotty weak coverage depending on who you pay your monthly bill too (and many people are locked into longer term plans with phone financing built in), so a product (service?)

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Agreed and despite the trendy stories... most people don't have the habits to be productive working from home. 

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Will this be competing product in style, and size?

Can’t avoid them all, but you can avoid most if you’ve got a decent quality product priced in a way that you can be selective. 

Decide on your financing approach/product/s.