The product can be a bit more appealing compared to FHA since there is no mortgage insurance involved.

Sure, you will slow down the process of compound returns, but cash flow is only one of the benefits of real estate.

., feel wary of the all-under-one-roof approach, so we try to make it as easy as possible for clients to see exactly what we are doing with their money and provide the returns that make their investment in us and our product worthwhile.

As an income property, it's evaluated the same as commercial: by it's income production.

In addition, our properties are going to be made "purpose-built," a finished product thats specifically designed to attract today's college students with amenities that appeal to that demographic.

My thoughts were to try and slow down the spending on the project. 

I have found that Multifamily units in this area ( and most of Philly for that matter) are slow to come onto the market. 

A property that qualifies for 1031 treatment is one that you purchased with the intent to hold for productive use in business trade or for investment.  

Outside of fund raising cash, are there different banks or loan products that I'm overlooking?

However, in this low interest rate, slow growth economy environment, everyone else has been thinking the same thing for several years now.