Willing to exhaust all options as this is a big fish. 

Happy to discuss lending options in detail.

Happy to chat through some options.

LLCs tend to be beneficial for financing options if using hard money as it can be required depending on the program.

Unfortunately, such a funding option is not generally available for commercial properties, unless your LLC or Corp that is the borrower has other "unencumbered" assets that can be leveraged to generate the funds you need. 

My budget will be around $200k but I’m meeting with a lender on Tuesday to go over all of my options.

Hard money rates are really high right now, plus the rates once I cash out refi are high making it seem like the only option for me, but with the rates on both ends, just doesn't seem to justify.

Yes, House Hacking seems like the most ideal option when considering my first investment (open to other forms of ownership, such as live-in flips as well).

I Hope with this new perspective perhaps some new options have opened up for you! 

I am currently 21 years old and was recently hired with my dream job in Sarasota County (I saw that Sarasota wasn’t an option so I picked the closest.)