For example, condos may require more money down on a DSCR loan, especially if it non-warrantable.

every person who builds a house or a commercial building has to do so with 25% equity to get it financed with a bank. there is absolutely value in new construction. the hard part becomes making sure your architect knows how to design a building that can make money. but saying you don't know how to is a little silly it's the same idea as existing but ground up you just study the market and look at land more than you do anything else. you can build a house anywhere but you want to do it in better areas. it's either than or higher density's smaller floorplans, etc 

(To see if you can sell tax free.)How much money do you have invested and how much are you making in cashflow and mortgage pay down.

I am ok to leave some money in the deal.

So, you save money and forgive a debt you may be unlikely to collect anyways.

Hard money How did you add value to the deal?

Actually a valid point.

The only people I have ever see benefit from doing cost seg were active real estate professionals that could actually offset the additional losses against some sort of income. 

In the end our actual budget has been ahead of our estimated which has worked out in our favor.The biggest variable is going to be placement costs.

If you put yourself in an LP’s position—they’ll likely want to see your experience and past successes before investing their money.