Executing on a deal is the most important component of a lender, but as Erik said, a lot of lenders win people over with amazing terms but ultimately can not follow through.

That portion of the project is valued at about 729k, so it added a strong income component and long-term upside to the deal. 

Loan product wasn’t a fit for my mix use project because they don’t lend on the commercial component which impacted leverage too much.

The costs are the costs—foundations, lumber, and core building components do not get cheaper just because it is an entry-level product.

A 1031 exchanged property can include 1245 components that are considered part of the "real property" for 1031 purposes if they're affixed to the building (and also up to 15% of the value can be personal property under an IRS rule, such as appliances). 

Either way, @Josh Green is in your neck of the woods and will be a critical component to having on your team.

This includes damage affecting other units, building systems, common areas, or structural components.

It has a component for the purchase and a component for the rehab. 

Essentially, it's not at the same level of intelligence across industries.Replacing critical components of my business, that determine my livelihood, with AI is a hard sell for me right now.

Yes, it is possible, via things like price allocation for various exchange components.