How should we adjust for finished basement sqft with respect to coming up with the range of $/sqft that a neighborhood can support?

@Omar Butler Hit the BP YouTube channel and search for BRRRR and the podcasts on there should get you started on the idea, then you can go for the David Greene book to get in to more details.

Most successful larger investors I know in Philadelphia don't GC their own stuff, they just find better deals that support a GC expense.

If they do, you can also meet with those brokers and ask if they’re looking to hire new agents, what the costs will be and what kind of support and training you’ll get, etc.As an agent you’ll be working for or “under” a broker, so choosing a good one is important and can even make the licensing process smoother for you if you can find a good one before you take the classes and new agent exam.There are a lot of little technicalities like DBR (RI Division of Business Regulation) forms and fees, required Errors and Omissions insurance, etc. and you’ll need to have a broker for some of that so the sooner you identify one you want to work with/for, the better.

Note, with rents rising, low income and government supported households are leaving Hamilton for lower priced jurisdictions.

If I still cannot get a loan then I will have to get more creative, possibly try to find a seller who is comfortable with using seller financing.My long term goal(like many of us here at bigger pockets) is to someday be able to support myself and my future family with just my real estate portfolio and other investments.

Original plan was to house hack and live in the new house and rent out the front until recently when we decided it is time to leave LA and move to Columbus, Ohio where my wife's family lives and where we have more social support and lower cost of living and less congestion - LA is a beautiful and exciting place, but insane to raise a family. 

I have learned so much via these channels and will hopefully be closing on my first property soon. 

Looking to learn about more to invest in self storage units any books YouTube channels online classes that you guys can recommend so I can learn more about to analyze deals financing etc.

I'd also consider buying more and just developing later when there were more rental comps in the area to support the higher rates I'd charge.