Proof of Payment - The industry standard of documenting a mortgage that does not report on your credit is with a "verification of mortgage" (VOM) form. 

I'm a furniture repairman for a retail company only located in the north east.

Can anyone recommend how to go about finding a broker for a commercial multi tenant retail property? 

I have not seen the issue much though unless its retail that got converted on unit 1, is that the case? 

They seem to run a tight ship, but I don't know enough about specialty coffee or the industry as a whole.

SB 721 launched an industry with its share of unscrupulous players.

Carrot is the most ripped off websites in the industry, so I know). 

In fact, given the success I had on my first commercial deal (bought, rehabbed and flipped an 18000 ft light industrial building and netted $500K in 24 months), I'm not even sure I want to do residential going forward. 

Take that and multiply it by every part of a property that can be damaged and you see why the insurance companies are losing so much money.To put it in perspective if the mortgage industry was losing money like this no one would be able to get a mortgage - period end of story.

After 25 years in the bed and breakfast industry living amongst my guests I found that setting expectations and ground rules can be a game changer in keeping the harmonious relationship between you and your tenants.