You should be able to get broad commercial property coverage while you are renovating prior to the building being inhabited.  

@David Krulac  my most successful condo convert was on a storage facility I owned.it was very straight forward and since there we no inhabitants or utls other than power it was a slam dunk.. now that did not factor in those that sneak in and live in storage units LOL.. had a few of those over the years... 

or are you talking about fixing and flipping to those looking for rentals. ( IE a boutique turn key provider).there is a huge difference in the mid west or cash flow markets when it comes to fix and flip retail... if your priced out and think your going to move west to find those cheap properties that are usually rentals and then fix and flip them.. that in most instances won't happen.. the amount of properties that sell to homeowners these days below 100k is pretty small.. the vast majority of these are bought by investors for rental purposes.Of course there is exceptions. but generally what I see and fund are fix and flip retail at the 120 to 200k end price... and much higher  like Texas we focus on buys in the 150 to 200k range and exits at 300 to 500  same with charleston SC and Portland were I am pretty active... rehabbing from afar as a civilian  IE someone who is not really versed at it is one of the riskier things you can do.. there is so much that can go wrong. even with the best intentions.   

I ended up working with some people I met on BP as part of JV in Jacksonville, Florida.I'm not sure if we have any note or REIT investors though.We also have some active military as well as civilian contractors. 

In the past decade, the free cash has never escaped the 4th figure bracket.I'm active duty Military out of the Silicon Valley in NorCal, and I make the civilian (tax-advantaged) equivalent of approx. $105k/yr, but I am barely existing as a vested member of the paycheck-to-paycheck club in my run down rented 2BR, 1k sq ft house, enjoying my up to 2 hour each way commute to go 32 miles of bumper-to-bumper pure joy.  

Hello BP.My wife and I recently separated from the navy and are enjoying civilian life here in Kitsap county Bremerton, WA.

Update: Squatter actually answered his phone this morning and put on a hyper religious stance with statements like "I'm a peaceful inhabitant of this earth; I want to uplift humanity' I'm acting as a steward for god...."

And, the base just announced an expansion including a lot of civilian jobs.

I would definitely recommend them if you have access (you or your family are DOD civilians or military)

They are my worst clientele as a whole compared to my civilian tenants.