Given this, location may only be relevant to the extent that there are basic, lower wage jobs in the area (restaurants, walmarts, dollar stores, etc) and will continue to be.

Because of the extent of the reno’s we certainly want the refi to come back high enough (the new rental incomes will be more than enough to cover a high refi, so a great DCR) so we can recoup our costs.

Advertising on local Facebook groups also helps, and Craigslist to a much lesser extent. 

That is the other thing is when you say SFH or MFH, there is a wide variety of both.

Of course depends to what extent you want to leverage the property, but you should still cashflow with a note on it, if you bring the rent back to market.

Your friends and family may know what you are working on, but if you don’t cast a very wide net, you will have trouble getting your business off the ground.

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He pretty much gave everything you need to know about the loan .Even though that's not your primary qn , let me restate , your biggest challenge will be construction , Though it might not be clear now , you will get funding , you have 90K worth equity in the property .To expand on the construction being a challenge , you will slowly start to see that the bids vary widely .

Lets not paint with a wide brush, now.

I live in an area where all tools and materials are left on site and the property is wide open.