If you have any book/resource recommendations I would greatly appreciate them@Brian Wagers - Thanks for the comment.

As I've been having conversations with different lenders, they all pretty much point us towards commercial loans due to us being an LLC, with the LLC entity as the borrower versus any of our personal names.

However, the short term play versus the long term play may require different approaches.  

. $99 versus $29, okay why not. 

in this case the seller has no listing agreement and is not offering to pay a commission so I was suggesting that you can hire a buyer to exclusively represent you and pay them yourself(versus on a listed deal and you have a buyers agent who in reality is a fiduciary of the seller).  

I've been flipping, investing in real estate both residential and commercial for about the past four decades. Well actually 3 1/2 decades but who's counting?One question that constantly pops up is; "I have about $180,...

We find their expectations easier to deal with, versus investors with zero DIY management experience who make unrealistic demands or freakout when an inevitable negative event occurs.It's our opinion, that an investor that selects a good PMC takes the time to work with them, or "manage the manager", can still learn the ropes and be okay. 

This is a simple math problem for me if $7000 nets me $80 per month versus $2000 for a coin op washer and dryer that nets $50 a month.

And Epoxy/Poly-U floor coating.Does anyone have any information on what a comparable set of properties with the only difference being a clean, finished garage versus an original, unfinished space is?

I fully intend to start out in my local community where I have deep understanding on the area versus venturing too far away.