We can't cover the claim but you can pay the 75.00 to get a tech to come out and look at it." 

I'm not sure I'd want to change zoning, the variance you have can be more valuable and I might suggest you look at a small mixed use, say an office or barber shop or something and living quarters.

Cap rate and cash flow averages drop for having that consideration.When you move up to the next spectrum for yield you have some mom and pop to regional tenants mixed in with the nationals.

So because its such a shotgun approach in certain markets.. ( Portland being one) your response rate will be very low) so they are shocked to even get a call.the next thing is these folks listen to what's written here but they have no phone or sales skills.. they may be young and think it cool to use old technology.. but their target market is not young and not tech driven.. they simply don't understand what they need to do.Their are definite sales skills that are needed to cold call people and then turn them and close them.. think of Stock brokers etc. its called a one call close.. your one call to get an appointment .

Their interest rates are higher than my local lenders but they specialize in this field.4) Hard money purchase rehab, end lender refinance5) Buy and rehab all cash and then refinance.6) Combination of Hard money for purchase and rehab and use private investors for the long term refinance.7) Do any of the above 6 and then after 20-30 then go to a commercial large player (could still be the local bank just probably different division) and get a blanket portfolio loan to wipe all those properties down. then go back to filling the bucket for another 20-30Also make sure to mix you lenders.

As for financing it was a mix of my own capital and my family's.

So, I still think a mix is the best, however painful and imperfect that is.

There is a mix of single-family homes and multi-unit buildings available.

And in those cases, techs can "suite up" like it's plutonium in there. 

What is the mix of storage?