But, that aside, I’d like to initiate a discussion of where note investors feel the opportunities will lie moving forward.I’ll go first.  

Furthermore if they are always paying they probably will stiff you in the end if they know they aren't going to get the deposit back. 

Resist the temptation of a cheap property/market.It's also going to feel like you are not making any progress in the first year or two.

Quote from @John Mason: best to go to fiverr some one can do it for a 100usd in 2 hours Ok

That was the right move for us at the time, but let me tell you, boy oh boy does it hurt every time I realize i sold a 3 bed 2.5bath home in dublin schools that I bought for under $200K...its the one that got away and honestly will haunt me forever...or until i go back and get it again...but seriously find a way to keep that thing fo the long term especially with that rate. 

I'll provide some tips below.2.

They have a vested interest into keeping everyone happy because it is way easier to keep a client then to go find a new one. 

Depending on the type of commercial you want to get into my suggestion is to go work for a company that does commercial real estate as learning from people who do it and getting paid at the same time is not a bad strategy 

If they go under, your sh!

In my experience, the local banks are going to get you better rates and lower fees with their commercial loan products than the "DSCR lenders".