My day job is being a financial professional, so I have good experience with underwriting and sales that I believe can be translated to real estate.

Any other experiences?

Will just complicate things from our experience.

My long-term goal is to build a portfolio of multifamily rentals while also working as an agent helping investors scale their portfolios.Your experience sounds incredible!

I am newbie in real estate and I don't have much experience in real estate. 

When you finance through national lenders, in your experience, is a balloon a common requirement for commercial loans of this nature or is it possible to get a fixed rate for 30 years?  

Here in Chicago, you should expect a range from $200-$275/SF, depending on the location, experience, labor, and material finish level.Are you in a position where you already own some land, or what is your current situation?

Now we're seeing investors pouring money into buying Class C rentals - but, many are getting burned.In our experience & opinion, the main determinant of property Class is not location or even property condition, those are #2 and #3.

I read there was some frustration with this by STR ownersThanks in advanceRobin

Your reading of that section isn't exactly what I would take away.