I know this is an older thread but I would caution you in looking to quickly leverage a commercial investment like you can in residential.Unlike residential where value can (used to) shoot up over a period of months for a variety of reason - no. of units availabe in complex, proximity to amenities, etc...in commercial investments the value is always tied to the income and generally investment properties in an area trade at the same Cap Rate. 2 years ago you would see properties trade at 5-6% Cap Rates, now we are seeing 7-8% Cap Rates for investment properties.Point being, the only way to increase the value of a commercial investment property to the point where you could pull some cash out of it is to drastically raise the revenue the building is producing.

This will allow you to gain some valuable experience doing a rehab and hopefully get rewarded with a fat chunk of equity in your primary residence. 

All the Meetups I attend seem to be at Tex-Mex places, which I like, but someone who can't eat dairy/carbs/fat/meat would have a hard time.

They helped me and gave me a fat appraisal.

It's like a fat guy wearing a horizontal striped shirt - not a good look.

Now, the agent along with their broker can lose their access to the MLS which can in effect kill their businessMark-  Doing this puts the agent in a position of losing their career as access to the MLS is critical is all metro areas. 

My name is Fats.

Today it is mow your lawn, tomorrow it is take a trash can in, and next thing you know they are murdering you and your husband and assuming your identities.

There is a reason why the cap rates are so fat on those places. 

Brand new car and increased car payment every three years, stay house poor with your fat mortgage, shop at Whole Foods and Nordstrom's and rack up vampire credit card debt, and wonder what magic Chick-Fil-A does with fried chicken breast to earn so much of your money.