I am currently living in Denver Colorado and am thinking of packing up shop and moving down to Florida for a change. 

Typically 1% You need to shop it around and let them know what you are willing to pay.

One stop shop bridge to term line of credit starting at 1 M to Acquire, renovate and lease vacant homes for a long-term hold strategy for the buy/hold investor - 25% out of pocket from investor - 75% from the line for acquisition and rehab-Minimum of: 75% loan to value or 1.20x projected debt service coverage.

I assume I'll shop around for perhaps a better rate as due diligence.  

This mix up resulted in the claim going to a collection agency for the remainder.

Originally posted by @John Teachout:Expenses associated with real estate investing can be deducted but never your own labor.But what about cost of shop space/tool rental to make something?

I guess you might put a great deal under contract first and then shop it around.The special knowledge that you would need would be the knowledge that the investors and agents would need. 

Are there a preponderance of check cashing businesses, pawn shops, businesses that do not support checking accounts but rather focus on a cash driven/non saving type of local economy? 

However, I do need to have a way out if once I shop it to my private investors they don't think it's a good buy.

[/list:u]Finally, if you're buying properties under your name and secured by your personal assets, and you tuck it into an LLC, if the LLC is sued and you have to come up with the mortgage, the judge can still attach your personal assets up to the mortgage amount...so the liability protection you're getting from the LLC is pretty slim...only exists AFTER your personal assets are attached up to the remaining mortgage, only AFTER the remainder of the suit exceeds your insurance policy, and only AFTER you still refuse to settle with the plaintiff.