Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Some investors use conventional loans, while others use private lenders, hard money loans, or partnerships.

pretty small hurdle to have a good win as a private lender just get paid as agreed.now equity participation loans those can spin the needle pretty well ..

I would have a house already but that is used as rental and I bought it using private lenders.

Love to know. couple things  NV is one state were NMLS registration and state license are required to be a lender on any rehabs on 1 to 4 units.. that's number one.. you check with the statealso I would file a complaint with the state of NV  mortgage enforcement division right away if this guy is not legit he will be shut done and fined.  

I'm not a financial lender or whatever the legal term is. 

We do have a realtor and lender but what are other ways or other people that can help us find good deals say before it’s listed? 

I've closed and dispoed 4 wholesale deals, flipped 7 lots of land, own 30 rentals and have closed around 25 deals as a lender.

.), I'd recommend that the residential units fully cash flow the loan as my experience is that mixed use properties are tougher to finance as most lenders tend to prefer one or the other and something in the middle gets more difficult.For example, and granted I don't know anything about the area/neighborhood, I would expect this property (https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/111-NW-Har...) to be easier to finance than the mixed-use property you mentioned. 

Several options you can explore to get the down payment capital: Solo401k; HELOC on personal residence or from equity of the SFR; Cash Value Life Insurance Policy; Business Credit; Private Lenders, to name a few.