To even consider before you start construction you would need an executed lease with a large non-refundable deposit upfront to show the tenant is serious and committed to the sight.If this tenant is not larger corporate but smaller individual or group there could be serious risk to building the project and then the tenant ends up falling out before taking occupancy.

I'm looking to build business relationships with local and non-local professional to help me succeed in this field.

It’s a four plex and the garage is being rented out as storage to non-live-in tenants.

I'm on the southside and see a lot of potential in particular areas.

But you want to be careful to do this correctly, particularly if you're forming an LLC (venture-specific or otherwise).

Banks also tell me I'd be a bad investment if I were to get a non-legal job in Florida to supplement my income while growing my new firm, since I'd be working far beneath my education level. 

As long as it has value, particularly equity, you should be able to borrow against it.I myself owned about 5 mobile homes in the past and am looking to branch out into parks soon. 

You should set up similar keyword searches so that you are notified anytime a particular subject comes up....just be specific or you will end up doing nothing but sorting through your email notifications:)Don't hesitate to reach out if I can be of any assistance to you as you dive deeper!

For the non-owner occupant places I've worked mostly with commercial lenders.

@Alex Bekeza  it's a fixed for the life of the loan, structured like a conventional mortgage which is what attracted me to this particular estimate.