Attend meetups and meet as many people in RE as you can.

I’m not seeing any comparables listed or sold in the area recently in this bad shape. the last lot I posted for sale I undervalued it and then asked for a offer most saying “well it’s posted for 20,000” even though after talking to people, I started to see that they would happily pay more than that.

Drown out the noise and stay focused - I had alot of people telling me I was crazy 5 years ago when I started. 

There are plenty of hard working low income people deserving of descent housing that do not have rock bottom credit scores.

Regarding financing (and sight distance approval), maybe having your architect make up a small model with people and cars to help sell the project to the bank.This could be costly and of course there's no way to measure the effectiveness on their decision. 

i would assume that that is for only people who don’t make enough.?

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

I get that people will open closets, cabinets, use the bathroom, etc. and we are fine with that, but is it normal, and more importantly acceptable for people to let their children do the things they did?

I loooove the master plan’s man… Many people don’t look at them!

Laundry Card is my favorite since it usually means people spend more.