I'm based in Charleston but am in Columbia a few times each month.

she is beachwoodbuyshouses on ig. i'm in MA and she is my CPA. she specializes in RE and is also a VERY active investor herself. she's based in long island. you don't have to use someone local. 

But, commercial tenants, as was said above by @Greg Scott, can create longer vacancy times and may want build outs done, depending on the area and the prospective tenant.At your price point, the spread on commercial/residential will matter also based on your management expectation.

I am a Real Estate Developer and multi-family investor based in Toronto, Canada, with over a decade of experience in these asset classes and a portfolio spanning 900+ units.

I highly suspect you can find many RE based investments that would project better return than these options at these construction costs.  

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I'm based in Atmore, AL and currently looking in Bay Minette, Atmore, and Mobile.

Also consider selling and reinvesting in other assets based on market conditions and your goals.

There is no interest rate, its a flat fee based on the amount borrowed.

I can’t speak for them or that area but I have had a few investors that wanted to be on the coast-pacific beach to ocean shores) and from what I’ve seen and researched there wasn’t amazing results based on COC numbers.