Hi Trace, I will post a blog article about business entity choices in Alabama and pros and cons of each as relates to management, taxes, and asset protection.

Options so far are concrete block or wood frame (the traditional choices) or SIPS.

Don't even think about walking into a bank or pitching investors without at least a notion about answering these.As for the hypothetical 6-12 unit MFR, you have a few choices.

I would always tell them call me B4 you make a repair so I can at least have the choice of shopping the work out.

BP, my very favorite choice for info.

Decisions:1) Rehab to sell now2) Rehab to rent now3) Sell as-is for cash4) Sell as-is on terms (seller finance)5) Swap for something closer to your work project6) Do nothing or at least Postpone for now.Did I miss any other obvious choices?

I see you are from SFO so I understand why you have to, but it would not be my first choice.

Nice choice on the granite!

Once you have a better picture of value, running the numbers again "rent vs sell" would give you a better picture of what each choice may look like. 

I can look at photos of a newly rehabbed property hitting the market and know if corners were cut, and if the design choices will resonate with buyers.