Since no formal MLS exists for commercial real estate, the listing that are already discounted are never put on LoopNet, the listing broker wants to sell them himself and keep the full commission.  40 years ago when I was a commercial broker I obtained the exclusive right to sell a store housing a small supermarket.  

Here's what you need to know (this was taken directly from the Fannie Mae selling guide):The basic "Second Home" Requirements are:must be occupied by the borrower for some portion of the yearis restricted to one-unit dwellingsmust be suitable for year-round occupancythe borrower must have exclusive control over the propertymust not be rental property or a timeshare arrangementcannot be subject to any agreements that give a management firm control over the occupancy of the property***If the lender identifies rental income from the property, the loan is eligible for delivery as a second home as long as the income is not used for qualifying purposes, and all other requirements for second homes are met (including the occupancy requirement above).So as long as you can fit the second home into those points above, you can acquire financing for a 2nd home.HOWEVER (and this is a big however) there are these things called OVERLAYS. 

@Wilson Lee, Ideally you would file an ejectment lawsuit first in order to draw out anyone who wants to redeem and to legally establish your exclusive and continuous possession. 

What will make this group different from other networking groups is that it will be exclusive to investors who are doing a substantial number of transactions so that we can have discussions around best practices, lessons learned, etc. when scaling a business to this level and beyond.I'd like to see if anyone here meets these criteria and would be interested in networking with other full-time investors.

I deal exclusively in the Puget Sound area,  I can't speak much for the Tri-Cities, but a lot of areas have been seeing growth as buyers are pushed out of the Seattle market. 

Hoping to grow this business and add 1-2 more buildings in 2019 then start investing in residential or commercial Re with extra cash and grow that part of my business to the scale I've always wanted and then start a sharing program there.If anyone can help me find the article or a long shot knows the guy - I remember a few newspaper articles about a guy on the east coast (I think) that owned a # of grocery stores and when he retired he transferred ownership of the company to the employees. 

I read somewhere landlord can only require that if the tenant has exclusive access to doorway.

Good questions Having house under SMLLC will qualify for both sec 121 exclusion and 1031 exchanges.

But, based on your goal this will make no difference because you will qualify for the exclusion.

Of course like many new investors, building momentum takes many years to truly quit a 9-5 and invest exclusively, which is my ultimate goal.