However, if I cannot get the property through FSBO or private lending, it will be very difficult to acquire through a traditional loan.

Based on my experience and talking to other investors, right now is the most difficult time to get a qualified appointment.For our team, a qualified appointment is property that fits our criteria, there is a problem to solve with the decision maker, AND within  $30-50k per unit price range.

The market where I live makes it so difficult to get a deal.

Here are the results of the meeting:Since the entire neighborhood is zone R-1 6000 (single-family) it would be very difficult to change the zoning of just my house (a spot zoning change).

Personally, I don't sell property just because I'm in a difficult situation.

But when I was doing these refinances, they told me the loans would have to be in my personal name, because the lenders said it's more difficult to recoup money from an LLC and not an individual.

There are not a ton of units in the area that have recently sold or recently been updated so it is a difficult unit to appraise.

There isn't anything "fancy" about it, its just if you don't know about real estate and the various laws and some math, it can be difficult for some people to pass the first time around. 

We have been researching all the buzzy markets like #Boise, #Austin, #Nashville, #Tampa, #Houston...but the more I read on Biggerpockets, the more it seems these markets are tapped out and too difficult to find deals (even read a post from someone in Nashville saying it is 7-8 years too late!).  

Getting a construction loan that includes the purchase of the land is difficult - but I guess not impossible.