Hi Elliot,In case it's a fit, you might also consider unsecured funding.

Again, I want to know more about your property, renovation approach, etc, but sometimes you need to play toward the strengths of your property rather than trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.

Miami has a very heavy party vibe and if you're living there (not everyone) but most will fit in that vibe.

However, how (to what degree) does the cost of capital fit into the picture or does it? 

You may find wholesalers and other agents that are a better fit. 

It is not.As you mentioned jurisdictions also are charging huge fees to fit their bloated budgets because it’s cronyism at its best

Disregard whether the above fit or are right.  

There is no one size fits all approach to real estate investing. 

I'm an investor & realtor, and what's worked for me, might not work for you, a bad deal to one, is a good deal to another, and all the other sayings you can possibly think of will fit here. 1.

We’re looking for a few real estate agents in Philadelphia to fill a couple openings, so if you’re an agent I’d love to talk with you to see if you’d be a fit to start working with the investor leads generated by Biggerpockets.I was an agent in the program in Nashville for a little over a year, received over 350 leads which resulted in over $200k in commissions.