The human in me applaud's you for your ethics but , the business man in me wants to slap you very softly lol..only because, if you had bought those properties for more money and they were not paid for ..would you then raise the rents to iindustry standard minus the discount for being on time .. ?

You are too soft to handle tenants directly.

Take a soft approach when contacting the owners and expect 90% of them to tell you they're not sellers.

Maybe I have a soft spot in my heart for him because he adopted a rescue dog with one eye.

The financials and projected income and expense, because you don't know what you don't knowIn addition, all the soft costs for closing are more expensive for commercial.

The floors around the shower are soft due to excessive water damage and rot; there may even structural damage.

Some inquiries are soft inquiries that do not have an impact on your score and some DO have an impact on your score.

Vegas is still very under water and its rental market is soft.

@Kenneth Picha  I fly a SR 22 we have an out it he whole plane parachute... if we use it 99% survivable is the stat.In RE there is no chute... you really need to be spot on there will be no soft landing if your not. 

Find a private lender or a hard/soft money lender to work with.