To get the best down payment options you have to live in the property you’re buying but even if you decide to buy something an hour or two away from where you’re living now and visit it once or twice a month and either remotely manage it or just place it with a property manager you’d still be close enough to get a real feel for what’s going on and how to do things before heading OOS with the next property.

Any 2nd lender has a much higher risk of a loss from the DOS, and that's if they can even wrap their head around the title/loan name issue.

If/when you get a bad/young/ahole Inspector, you have little choice but to go over their heads...usually the Head Building Inspector will do, but once I had to call the City Manager.Generally speaking, an Inspector cannot look at anything except the items that are on that specific permit and are due to be inspected that day...

If you're having this much trouble communicating virtually with your property manager, I suggest possibly heading to their direct office and request a copy.

Just a heads up, be very careful buying half renovated properties.

I believe i have a bit of post traumatic stress and also what i call in my head house insecurity, I fear becoming homeless again.

The FED is slowing pace on rate hikes, the consumer is slowing and the economy is headed into a recession? 

Also, most seasoned commercial agents don't want to deal with non-experienced agents trying to do commercial.Also, why did you say mixed-use in the heading? 

And thanks for the heads up on that I didn’t factor that into my calculations.

As far as I know, there is No state where a licensed broker can’t pay a referral fee to a Florida broker. since you are an agent, assuming you are a member if your mls....you have access to the Fl Legal Hotline for agents.....your broker can guide you. gents/brokerages in other states should also know this off the top of their head.