I have a 3-unit off market deal.  2 residential units and ground floor commercial. 3,600 total sq. ft. 

Cash flow is solid, tenants just signed on for a second year after I increased rent 100 a month.I'm looking to use this as a platform for more investments but am having trouble figuring out how to finance other deals in the area.

As a new real estate investor this is simply too large a project for me to try and tackle, but I know this forum is full of quality investors who care about their tenants and are always looking for a deal!

I have worked both sides of that deal and works well.   

It’s a great deal and overall renting 1 side pays the mortgage…and yes I’m am going to be hiring TrueBooks as my tax advisor soon!

Just make sure to keep an eye on those rehab costs to ensure you’re leaving enough margin for your cash-out.Alternative Financing: Getting into a larger commercial property can be tricky, but sometimes partnering with investors or syndicating deals can help ease the capital burden.

I'm still looking for a general contractor, but I don't have regular deals to make a GC's time valuable when estimating each job.

You could raise your rates by $1 a night if you don't want it to impact your cashflow.As for linens not on beds: imagine a family packing for a vacation and cramming everything in a car, dealing with screaming kids on the trip, dealing with nightmare traffic and finally getting to the place and unpack all the crap. 

After 5 properties, I'm about to jump into direct to seller marketing and trying to pick up deal flow that way.

Sorry to hear you are dealing with this.