You can always tell a lot via body language and face to face interactions you won't get from emails or phone calls or Google searches.  

This type of financing will typically look very different and more like a traditional commercial real estate loan.That means a DSCR calculated based on a full NOI and expense load (so inclusive of vacancy loss estimates, credit loss estimates, repairs and maintenance, utilities, management fees and more – in addition to the property taxes and insurance expense that are the only expenses factored in on traditional residential style DSCR loan financing).Additionally, the DSCR minimums are generally going to be higher (typically up to 1.25x), the loan to value ratios lower (higher down payments) and underwrite more sophisticated (which makes sense considering the size and scope of the property).Many multifamily investors for properties of this size (such as more than 11 units) can syndicate capital and have more sophisticated financial and entity structures – its definitely a different world once you get up here in unit count.In Conclusion – when you are looking to invest in multifamily real estate and finance your investment – make sure you have the unit count in mind before you start shopping – the unit range can have a huge effect on your options.

The lower property is covered in coffee and has a newly built ~800 sqft shop / deck.

For anything I was missing, I would go to the local shops.

We are currently renting a space in a strip mall and the landlord is willing to sell the unit to us. How does the process work? Do I need to get a commercial real estate agent or do I need an attorney to look over the...

(I need to shop for one as I don't have a lot of friends doing the same thing as me in my state.)

Send me a message and we can talk shop. 

Funding: my plan is to shop around hard money lenders for purchase and rehab for best rates/fees/down payment.

@Joanne TsaiYour agent should be able to help you shop this. 

I've heard of out-of-staters paying $40k for a cleanup after a body removal and that probably was not factored into their spreadsheet when they purchased.