Are there any banks out there that will lend the other 75% on this property in its current condition? 

Although I'am not a lending proffessional, if you would like a referral I have lender who is familiar with sub-prime and non traditional lending, he may be able to offer a solution.

This is a very specialty field served by a handful of firms from various parts of the country.Finding a provider with the right business model for your needs, and one with the expertise to help you succeed is much more important than where a firm is located.There are two business models, served by different kinds of companies.Self Directed IRA Custodians are financial institutions that provide processing services to document investments into non-traditional assets such as real estate, mortgages, etc.  

I have been working with Prime Lending on a loan, and this is taking forever. 

These are hands-off, institutional grade real estate investments. 

Some will lend to corporations with less than 2 years of seasoning but most won't.

With more challenges to conventional lending, a lower median income than Anchorage, and a little uncertainty in terms of taxation, staying in a rental might have it's appeal for awhile.I remember the decline from the eighties, this is not the same story.  

You can try the private lending route but based on what you're saying you'd have to bring something good to the table for it to make sense for them

This might be a dumb question, but are there money lenders who will lend you money just so you can have a buy and hold property?  

Sendhil Krishnan:Unfortunately, you are in a situation which does not lend itself to taking advantage of the deferred tax provisions of Section 1031.