As long as it’s all held in escrow there should be no risk to you or seller of theft.

I have tried emailing the sales team a couple of times but no new info.   

But alas, then the lender was no longer working at that company so I'm not sure what I was told was 100% accurate. ;-)

This means thousands of dollars more in engineering, surveyor, and architectural cost plus months of extra work.Original 2-story garageHISTORIC CONSIDERATIONSTo complicate things further, the structure is located within a historic district.

Lower cost of funds at higher LTV than bringing in investorsWith the right SBA lender, you can close within 30 to 45 daysBetter fixed rate pricing with 504 program than traditionally bank financingGenerally more flexible underwriting with SBA 7a, and the right SBA lender

My loan officer is saying no, but the literature I'm seeing says up to 12 months delayed occupancy is allowed for special circumstances.

The check book control package look attractive, at $1095 after a July 4th $200 discount :-) https://www.broadfinancial.com/self-directed-ira-plans-custodian-checkbook-control/I will need to set up one with pretax 401K , then another with after tax Roth IRA, so, want to make sure to control the expenses/cash flow of start up costs. 

That’s a great approach—sometimes slow and steady is the best way to go, especially when it comes to managing costs and avoiding unnecessary debt.

In which they dont even ask for SSN (I had to edit the application to supply that)?

Renters are all up to date and no missed or late rents.