Types of Grants Available for Projects and Organizations:Capital GrantsOperational GrantsMatching GrantsResearch GrantsProject GrantsGeneral Purpose GrantsSpecial Projects & AppropriationsRestricted GrantsFunding Sources:Family OfficesLocal Government/MunicipalitiesPrivate FoundationsState GovernmentFederal GovernmentCorporationsWhen applying for a grant, ensure you have an understanding of the details such as eligibility, your project readiness, the purpose, funding amount, areas of funding, limitations and deadlines for the application.The prime candidates for a grant are 1) those developing a real estate project or physical space, 2) scaled non-profits and 3) certified non-minority owned businesses.Ensure you are able to provide the following documents before applying for the grant:Show site control through documentationA project description or business planConceptual drawings or renderings of the physical spaceProfessionally prepared budgets for the company and projectHere are a few resources for accessing grant funding:Grants.govUSA.gov/GrantsNational Institute of HealthSmall Business Administration - GrantsWhat other questions do you have about grants?

I'm shopping for conventional financing for duplexes at the moment and am looking to build a long-term relationship with an investor friendly institution.

You might try some smaller and larger institutions and some credit unions if you have not.

Check for a local Chapter of the Community Association Institute for resources available to Owners and Board Members to learn how they are supposed to be operated.

I have a lease I would like to institute, but do I have to wait for the existing leases to expire to raise the rent, or can I add an addendum to the existing lease to do that, and then replace the actual lease with my new one down the road?

You can then deposit the rent check via your cell phone (depending on how much rent you're collecting, and the mobile deposit limit of your banking institution)

These “care gaps” describe the changing trend that fewer family members are available to provide primary support to their loved ones, which further accelerates the need for competitive alternatives to the “big-box” institutional style housing facility. 

I know many self employed that purchased at a young age but they did so through non standard lending institutions.  

A few suggestions I would throw out from my perspective are as follows:For beginners, You can check out the American Institute of Architects organizationhttp://www.aia.org/ .

Can you find an institutional tenant like a group home or similar.