You can shop around and find another lender that can do smaller mortgages like this instead of going the personal loan route.

Sometimes the HOA fees (essential the same as our Body Corporate fees for units here in Oz) can be very high and out weigh any cashflow benefit of the rent.Getting funding can certainly be harder but not impossible. 

I will use existing rental income and income from my other business (ice cream shops) to fund the repairs needed.

Some people recover, but cutting your body to "improve" your looks?

Don't worry, I only shop in my local Toledo, OH area.

Where I bought so far, there will be upscale shops, cafés and restaurants.

It is about what we paid last year so just want to be sure we are shopping in the right store.  

Question 2: We are in the midst of shopping for a third investment property now and hope to make an offer and close in the next 60 days. 

A few years ago my father quit claimed our automotive shop property to me right before he died.

I’m looking into buying a 28k Sq ft shopping center that have 5k Sq vacancy, How would you value a space that haven’t been rented in a year?