All the HML's I've had preliminary conversations with have given me similar responses: Bring us the deal, then we'll decide whether or not to approve you.  

My preliminary numbers are $75 (per unit) for all water and $30 a month for common area electric.  

If you don't do the preliminary numbers or bring them bad deals, they'll quickly dismiss you.

The preliminary report now shows that there is a Mello Roos and this could cause a problem for my buyer.

Determine what cap rate you'd like.One way to do this is to say:Selling Price = NOI/CapRate.These are just some preliminary methods that could help you get a ballpark.

Preliminary research and prior construction industry experience suggests I can build the ADU for 120-180k, with the upper end being the most I have been approved for.

Hello Shannon, I am in the preliminary stages of my journey as well in the New Orleans area, I am trying to build a team of just networking that we can build off on and support each other on the path.

I would suggest reaching out to an agent to get a preliminary quote so you have a baseline.

I should not have been shopping for a little better rate as our mortgage broker gives us free access to a comps tool, free skip tracing, has used his network to provide us free preliminary title checks.  

The preliminary layout I put together has 70 spaces, completed in phases, expanding with demand.