not in commerical real estate.. they march to the tune of their own drummer..

Some were funded for 4 to 6 year ballon with 15 to 20 year amortization.In many situations the owner on records would refinance back with cheaper commerical loan from bank or credit union. 

Single, multi, commerical..The new property I want to exchange for is worth $2.5M.I read online that as long as the like-kind property is used for rental, business or trade, or investment then it is suitable for the exchange.I'm still not clear about finding a like-kind property.

Commerical or residential?

@Tim Herman brings up a great point in that you should first find a commerical broker that is willing to work with you in some creative financing strategies. 

I have been working with commerical lenders, so I have some experience with commercial real estate, but it's usually at the 'front end' of the transaction and almost always regards a purchase.

That said you might look into getting a commerical acct with the likes of HD, if you purchase in large enough quantities they'll discount their retail prices decently.

Hi BP, probably a dumb question but was wondering if I have 4 conventional loans already and want to move faster and get 3 commercial loans on 3 different properties giving me a total of 7 loans, will the 3 commerci...

I've also heard from a mentor that a few companies up in the DC area are buying up land in the greenbrier area with the intent to turn the into Resort/Tourist locations so maybe they are thinking long term and a completely different direction than Multifamily/Commerical investments?

Closing on a property that is zoned buildable for a 40 unit rental, with 4 commerical store fronts on bottom.