@Eric Saavedra Hi Eric - I wound up not needing to use this method and I’m glad I didn’t.

How do u recommend I build a relationship with a local lender ?

What software or services can u guys recommend which would get me good leads and deals, but at minimal cost?

@Nicole Heasley,Yes - "Hard Knocks U" is THE most expensive education out there and the only "student materials" are the aftermath of the deal.As other posters have noted, it was very likely that the analysis of the deal was incomplete before a financial commitment was made, leading ultimately to the loss.

I once had a young veteran manage (despite the fact his 100 percent service connection AND social security disability at age 32 gave him an income 6 times my rent) to finagle both the security deposit AND first months rent from the Wounded Warrior Project.  

Hopefully he's sympathetic towards your situation, but I'm also sure he's heard this excuse before.if this isn't hypothetical, 'd start hounding the GC and hope u have the permit pull clearly stated as his responsibility in the contract.

your in the best market in the country for hard money lending at least from a borrowers perspective U have the cheapest borrowing rates in the country by far.. 

. :)  and its just simple math most that go with a no money down lender .. it means they don't have much cash up front.. and once u get a few turn downs they are done all their cash is gone.. plus tends to be the least experienced so they go through an expensive learning curve ...

@Andrew Lorei I hope some Minneapolis investors with first hand knowledge of owning in that neighborhood will chime in but I have been hesitant on this area for a couple of reasons:- There has been a ton of new apartments built near the U in the last 5 yrs.  

Orange County got a bad gash but some of those tertiary markets were gaping open wounds of people walking away from property.