If you understand the players and how everyone fits together (great book on this is The Real Estate Game, by William Poorvu) - you'll negotiate from a strong position of power.The technical ways you raise money has been discussed above.  

Since the banks are in the pockets of most of the Washington power players, the CC bill was designed to go into effect one year after passing (or so).What did they think would happen?

Other players are the National Ground Intelligence Center that brings with it several defense/intelligence companies.

Charlotte got smoked in 2008 (banking dominated) compared to Raleigh.  

By browsing the listing of the bigger student rental players in the area I have seen buildings split into as many as 10 units (mostly studios and two BR apts).

There are many other players in the industry, yet Buildium, Appfolio, and RentManager continue to win the hearts of PMs everywhere, and for 20-30 tenants across fewer units I'd stick with the big B

unless your buyer is  America homes for rent.. or one of the big players..

There is much more good than bad and ugly, and it is easy to see that the bad and ugly are more common with certain players in the flat fee MLS industry.

Well my current situation is I am a Professional Basetkball player overseas right now and am looking to end my career after this year, so around May.

Texas north of dallas is dominated by these 3 soil types however this doesnt mean your land has this.