I love them ;)My credit is still pretty decent because I never missed a payment but when they are loaded - the score is going down.Business credit is very helpful - it doesn't show on my personal credit report but I bet it shows on all my companies.If you think everything through and have all payments under control - it's working....I'm doing it since 2008 and so far so goodIf everybody would be doing it - you'd have to invent a new strategy.

@Brit Dunlop  Yes its definitely commercial loans - mixed use. your best bet is probably a local bank or try to get it at seller financing.The good news is the 2 apartments shouldn't be hard to fill in, the shop could take longer. are you dealing through a broker or the seller directly?? 

FL has unique tax sale laws I am not exactly sure how you wold work this angle but I bet there is some angle to be worked.

Best bet: Connect with local investors, brokers and lenders to get referrals.

Since you are evaluating multiple out of state locations, this may be more challenging, but I bet you could find some folks here in the forums who can point you in the right direction. 

If you have a title issue and can't get insurance, be happy he found a buyer sucker for you.

@Alec McGinn your best bet would be do a joint partner if you really have a deal that make sense and you present it someone with your business plan and offering memorandum some one who understands realestate should definitely partner with you .

I’d  bet it has a low vacancy too .

But I would bet you 1000 bucks they were up-charging me at least 40% on each turn over.

But your best bet is to house hack a du/tri/or quad-plex.