Personally I'm more interested in the speed and variety of the rehab/renovation strategies, where my family have no interest, and here's where I need some help.

But you'll find a variety of all strategies here on the website.

If something doesn't work out or you can't renew the loan or refi it elsewhere then you get transferred to the special assets department of the bank where you get to deal with fun people like me that accelerate your note for a variety of reasons before suing you for default, including my favorite one, as stated in paragraph 2 of the commercial loan agreement, we can demand payment in full at anytime.

But you'll find a variety of all strategies here on the website.

Without getting in to the nitty gritty, those loans are not Fannie or Freddie products like most residential loans, so you will find much more variety in the products and pricing that are available. 

Finally there are a variety of passive REI strategies to consider, some more passive than others, and I have written a BP blog about Three Key Routes for Passive Real Estate Investing 

But if you miss the deadline the IRS allows a late election for a variety of reasons. 

The buildings can be used for such a wide variety of uses that I see absolutely no issues with keeping them rented if I keep the rent rates where I'm thinking.  

I concentrate my endeavors in markets where land can be purchased inexpensively, allowing a variety of strategies.  

it even varies by street in some of that area , there is just such a huge variety of properties there.