I do wonder if this could be accomplished with a 7 residential unit and using one unit as a short term rental though. 

Either a personal residential home or an investment property? 

@Gi'angelo BautistaJust update: We found that we had to use commercial insurance instead of residential insurance.

I have experience flipping houses, and working with investors on residential and commercial projects.

There's about 750 pages of detail that cover the majority of residential loans made in the US.

Also is this forum good for non-residential investments too?  

Looking at residential properties to either buy and flip or use them as long-term rentals.

Hey guys, I’ve been building a portfolio for a few years of commercial and residential properties, it’s been goin great so far until I feel like I’m running out of cash to buy new ones, currently I’m flipping some properties one at a time to make money to buy more rentals, my problem is when I’m done rehabbing I feel like I want to keep them and rent them out!

The largest residential REIA group in the area is DIG  (Diversified Real Estate Investor Group | Real Estate Education in Bucks County, PA (digonline.org)) - I would go there to investigate the meeting schedules and locations as they have many opportunities to network and connect.

The study identifies with forensic engineering detail the immediate Bonus Depreciation 5, 7 and 15-year personal property class lives qualifying portions of a building that are normally buried in 27.5 year residential or 39 year commercial categories.