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Location will dictate a lot as well on what type of business you can attract, busy street maybe a retail establishment, a more secluded area maybe market as a business office.

Not doing due diligence when buying, establishing rent amount, raising rent and screening tenants.

Many times the land developers and brokers establish a rapport with a particular bank ensuring that the clients they refer get certain benefits.

Now being a bit wiser, we had established our own criteria for the occasional gap funding request that comes our way that is coincidentally in keeping with some of the LTV suggestions above.  

"Kennel" means any establishment in which five or more canines, felines, or hybrids of either are kept for the purpose of breeding, hunting, training, renting, buying, boarding, selling, or showing.Definitely time to change your lease for the future and add a pet clause.

Establishing a local broker relationship and targeting specific properties with him/her increases your odds of success exponentially.  

Trying to have a policy at the 80% mark will likely get you into a problem in the even of a claim as the company will likely try to establish your position as being co-insured based on the then, present values.

The trick is to convince that judge that you are in fact a corporate entity and not acting in your personal capacity (an LLC is a corporate entity).Again, the Operating Agreement can spell out operating requirements, even for a single memeber, that will help establish the way business is conducted, for example cut-off amounts for purchases.

To establish and maintain a good landlord-tenant relationship, start with respectful, open and honest communication.