One is for the main house, one is for the ADU, and the last is for me to store my boat.  

The purchase price is $275,000 and contains 1 commercial space on the first floor (convenience store) and five apartment units on the second floor. 

With the government storing so much information, hackers are constantly trying to break through firewalls. 

.- McGowin Park developed a huge retail space in 2015 which consists of: 199,500- square-foot retail shopping center containing a future expansion area, five restaurant "pads" and 4.5 acres of outparcel development, and the west development consists of a 148,000-square-foot anchor store with an associated gas station, an 89,600-square-foot shopping center and 7.41 acres of outparcel area.

People want a place to store their stuff AND park their vehicles.

Garrett, go to your local lumber, doors, windows, etc. supply store (not a HD or Lowe's, of course) and ask at the front desk if they can recommend someone. 

Then I asked if I could just store some materials on the land. 

The difference and con is this house is at the end of a street that both backs up to the rear of a commercial store and is very near a busy highway.

Think of it another way, if you invest in apple stock and show up to a store asking questions or their office to ask questions and say you are an investor in the company - what type of response do you think you would get?

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books on this topic, or you can learn about it by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.