You might be right about the deferment, I'll check

Can the account be a personal checking account instead of business because we have the property in our own names? 

Just a lot of boxes to check off.

If anyone knows of any that are held on a regular basis and would like to share, I would really appreciate it!

Check it out - https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/621-Bacon-St-Durham-NC-27...

Try checking out Obie Insurance.

there are a few heavy hitters in the MTR space that you should check out on IG and they all have educational offerings - jesse vasquez, amelia mcgee, grace gudenkauf, and sarah weaver. sarah weaver also wrote a book sold on BP called 30 day stay. that's a great place to start!

Dang Bro, you should have checked a lender before you started construction. 

I'm hoping to find out if there's any real estate investing groups in the Syracuse area that meet regularly I could join and start making more progress in my investment education.

Just checking to see if there is an editable lease that I may use before I search out programs.