Matthew Paul Ideally best to keep looking, assuming that you have the capital available to take on a second deal.You can always get the property under contract with a goal to close once you are done with your current rehab.

WHEDA (Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority) has owner occupied loans you can use on a two family and actually put nothing down - at least they did last year. 

Start developing your network early. 

I eventually want to improve/add value and develop real estate as I gain more experience and connections in the industry.

If you decide to go the mortgage broker way and are successful, you will develop a solid relationship as well. 

I have 3 adjacent properties in the Los Angeles that are going to be in an Opportunity Zone.One thing I cant find is how to go about finding funding from Opportunity Funds if I want to re-develop the land.

I am considering doing a 1031 exchange for two properties (1) a SFR ($230Kish) I will turn to a shor term rental (STR) and (2) about 27 acres ($200K) of raw timber land I would subdivide and develop into more SFR-STRs within the next three years. 

Ideally, I would like the property to be within 1-1:30 hr of driving distance from me, so I'm considering properties in NJ, NY and CT.

Has anyone had experience with a Boston-region prefab building company for multi-family development?

As for Zoning, I gave a call to my friendly town development team today and they were extremely nice and helpful.