Why are the lenders telling you they will struggling financing you? 

With the pending opening of EPIC, that should bring some life back to many who have been struggling..if they can hold out until then.

That is currently one thing I'm struggling with finding when analyzing the properties in my area.

Without this we would be really struggling.

I am an investor located in Michigan and in the process of developing a business plan but am struggling to figure out how to set up my LLCs with scalability in mind.

Anybody have experience bridging that struggle between the bank and the contractors?

The school as a whole has struggled and if the school is struggling attendance drops.

So it's important to try to hash out what portion of the struggles are attributable to your PM, and which to market forces. 

I know the whole mentoring space is full of charlatans and "those who can't, teach," but I've done my due diligence and this outfit has legitimate results, so I'm comfortable moving ahead.What I'm struggling with is if I actually want to own or be responsible for a large apartment complex.

Quote from @Theresa McGallicher: I have researched this topic extensively on Bigger Pockets and elsewhere and I am still struggling to understand the tax code.