Also "flat fee" brokers versus full service brokers .

A space that has all the office equipment an people pay for a membership versus lease.

The broker might like the additional smaller check business but not if it takes all of their time versus other clients.

Talk to her and clear the air versus stewing about it while she going to the bank

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe I heard a portfolio lender is one that keeps their loan versus selling, can have a shorter or no seasoning period, and you can typically have more than 6 or 10 loans with them.  

Also opinions about the use of debt versus cash in a partnership llc. 

Time versus money.

The mom and pop tenant could be inline  for a shopping center versus stand alone single tenant building.

Likely too long.If you want to know the exact part of San Diego that these RE are in look at my profile but I really think all the working class areas of San Diego should be similar.Hopefully this gives you an idea of what is a realistic day 1 cash flow (not great), what type of below market deals can be found (there are better ones that people find than these but these are the ones available to me right now), and an example of an easy value add (versus more complicated value add like adding units or reconfiguring existing units into either more units or add BR to exiting units).Good luck

That keeps you focused on the commercial sector (for financing, learning numbers, etc.) and there's not a gigantic difference in 6-25 units (versus like 6-100 units).