When a platform was created that provided the capabilities to each independent investor first, it reduced the cost significantly, and then the industry grew by more than ten times.

If you went in front of a judge, I doubt you will win that fight.

The irony is, as much as I wanted to get a decent job so I could feel as though I was a valid human being capable of fully supporting myself, I couldn't seem to land anything.

If you're looking for someone who can handle the financing, then the expectation would be that you are capable and experienced enough to manage the rehab. 

For that reason, I suspect you would be fighting various organizations tooth and nail to do something like this at a 'business' scale/level. 

So, instead of being mad at us for our necessary reaction, you should fight to have an official registration started for service animals, as that would make it easy to figure out the fake ones and we, as landlords, as well as other businesses, could then relax and not have to be so on guard about this issue any longer. 

typically the smaller mom and pop credit unions are easier to deal with and gave me better rates. if this is something you're thinking about pursuing long term starting a relationship with them would be my recommendation. a lot of times they have the latitude to do things the bigger banks don't want to deal with because they're smaller and have to fight for more business

If the project is not capable of being financed in its current state, you may need cash to close.I see some risks associated with letting someone finish the work.  

For your first property I wouldn't be fighting to start with a vacant unit before winter.

I’m not saying these are bad; I have heard graduates say that it helped them bc they needed someone to walk them through everything, but I think that 95% of people are capable of figuring it out with the help of BP, podcasts, books, REI meetups, etc.