I wanted to outline my situation to see if the brilliant minds at BP have wisdom for me! 

A good realtor should be able to outline all this for you, too.  

Boyd,You can get 80% LTV financing as a new arrival with a work visa or a green card, but you must have income...either in receipt of your first paycheck or a contractual letter of employment with salary, start date, and position outlined.  

Have a offering memorandum drawn up outlining all risks.

Its pretty obvious they're just following an outline, and asking you very specific questions so you don't wander off the rails and get them confused.

Quick answer is...When ever doing something with someone else… Outline clearly what each person’s responsibilities are… Most if not all problems that arise will come from disagreements or one party “not pulling their weight”…Also, make a giant to do list… then assign “who” and what “time frame” the items are to be completed.

That's a set of legal paperwork outlining the investment.

However, in regards to the comment you made in the post, the article below outlines how LLC's can build credit. 

Then you have more avenues available to negotiate a purchase.This post would be the length of a football field to outline in detail step by step and educate you about commercial property acquisition, as you requested.It would be best, IMHO, to work with a seasoned commercial loan broker to help you with all your lending questions.

The courses you outline are the initial course to be a trainee.