I lived in Shasta County, which along with Trinity and Humboldt are the largest pot growing areas in the country, with Mexican drug cartels setting up shop in all the federal forests.

Shop around with other lenders, they can tell you what loan programs they have without making an application.

After that I started shopping local banks and seeing who offered portfolio loans.  

A gun pawn shop - ??

See how long they last if posted around major shopping areas, probably less than two hours.So, if you're the type that likes to be sneaky, that's up to you, but don't think your number doesn't shine a light on all investors.

I would not recommend a "one stop shop" for management.

After the/my crash it seemed like everything i read, everywhere I went, the coffee shops, reia meetings, investor luncheons, friends family everyone was talking about the awfulness of the real estate market, and how it is impossible to sell houses in the current market.

Shelter is who most local investors I know use and they were cheaper when price shopping for our REI properties.

I’m wondering if there’s a strong argument to defer rezoning until absolutely necessary/leaving it up to prospective developers it gets shopped around to.

I am a lifetime resident of Southeast Texas and a full time Real Estate Manager of a 121,000+ sq ft Retail Shopping Center.