The area of which I am green in is real estate investing.

You also must know your numbers and have a real deal.Other reasons may be that the deals presented do not make sense to the lender or you don't have a track record.

Divide by 1000 and review what the town/city are charging for commercial properties for an accurate calculation.

Hello All, I am analyzing my deal and here are the detailsSmall Town , Couple of big Manufacturing plants and HQ for 1 of the fortune 500 Client.  Building : 1878 /2008 Renovated.Price : $600000 Asking Total Tenants: ...

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Keep in mind, though, it will require significantly more time and effort but offers the potential for higher rewards through forced appreciation.If you aren't wanting to be as hands on with your real estate and want to approach it more as a side hustle while you focus on your career, the turn key option may be better.

To have a “job” that you in effect pay to have will get old real quick

Also further north such as Port St Lucie where there are many new build res neighborhoods and commercial retail.

In the real estate SFH market, we observed multiple platforms like Zillow, Redfin, Realtor, Trulia, and Movoto - each offering unique user interfaces, features, and experiences. 

If someone truly believe that the 17% is real and they could borrow money at a smaller interest rate, using the fungible nature of money, the person would take a loan to get into that deal, but a feel most people would not risk there primary residence on a deal like that.