We'd love to spend more time with family, do more volunteer work, and establish a permaculture farm together -- and teach as many people as we can, as much as we know along the way! 

I do look at military with decent credit differently as they do receive a housing allowance, food allowance, and other support systems like medical, etc., so would consider an exception.  

I would definitely be a bit nervous working with an out of state company myself...super important to do careful research to ensure they are legit and established like you said. 

I am a retired Air Force Veteran turned Lean Six Sigma Black Belt facilitator, teacher and performance improvement consultant for an academic medical center.

I have a fairly established rehabbing/wholesaling business (done about 115 deals since 2010), and am considering bringing on my best friend from college into the business with me to help me scale and start a Brokerage business.

Yes, you might get a quick hit from some national lender but you'll be better off in the long run establishing a relationship with a good local bank - one with real people who will get to know you personally and grow right along with you.

I've held many different hourly/salary positions from hospitality to medical.

Some are entirely vacant, others not.Located in and around University Circle, close to the Cleveland Clinic, one would think that people working at CC would like to live close by, have a better than average income, thereby affording and paying higher rents.CC, by virtue of its global brand recognition and continued success in the medical field, would only attract more growth, staff and therefore -- housing demand.What am I missing here?

We'd also like to meet with hard money lenders and bankers to establish local financing relationships. 

According to Anthony Ascuitto the developerCons: it’s new and not established.