The goals to make this easier for the landlord to incentivize them to continue to rent to you so that you can run your business out of their unit. 

Talk to the insurance company and see what they are suggesting.

While Dickie Baldwin at BAG came highly recommended, I haven't been able to reach him as his mailbox is currently full.

How do you decide which Texas cities to invest in?

I'd like to at least get something in escrow before the Spring.

With that said, my goal with advance booking is to bring-in a decent amount of revenue during the offseason (winter), but don't want to scare anyone away with a large initial deposit, and of course I'd like to discourage cancellations.  

Partner referred it to me, and we negotiated directly with the sellers How did you finance this deal?

I am looking for creative ways to finance a small apartment development in Michigan. 

You will need to have a unique property to stand out.

Now, you need to figure out how to find deals and pay for them.