He made BP a ton of money through books, event appearances, etc.

Most buildings of this size often only appear on the website of the listing brokerage. 

Not to mention you will present yourself far more professionally to prospective business partners, lenders etc. who will be necessary for your growth.The next mistake you appear to be making is equating number of doors to growth.

Every system you try will have flaws, or you may salivate over a feature that appears in other software.Some familiar names are mentioned frequently: Stessa, Apartments.com, RentRedi, TenantCloud, Innago, RentManager, Avail, Rentec Direct, Doorloop, etc.I recommend conducting thorough research on each app online to understand their offerings, pricing, etc.

Don't wait until a problem appears before figuring out how to handle it.

Does this plan help you reach your goals faster or easier?  

I used to use Corel Logic and Land Safe but it appears they know longer are in the business.  

If you consistently analyze properties, recognizing a good deal will be much easier when it shows up.

I figure I'll get mayhe 250k from the refi based on 5plex noi and comparables.I'd like to take a loan for the other 350k for example to meet the 10% down payment on a low income building hud loan.Is there an easier way to get into A higher unit commercial building?

I've never owned there, but any time I dug into it, it appeared to me that the prices were too close to Smokies prices without Smokies level returns.  80% of the Smokies pricing, 50% of the Smokies revenue.