Make sure whatever you buy, you go and personally view the homes. 

We are going to be taking out some equity, no not a heloc, so that we can do some remodeling on our personal residence kitchen.  

I was approached by people who are interested in leasing my property long term and use it for cooperate business travel accommodation. 

Personal Partnerships with someone you recently met are too risky for my blood.

In my personal opinion, I think the largest factors will be the state of the economy; primarily unemployment rates as well as GDP growth.

Please stay away from this person and don't trust anything he sells to you. 

I did end up getting offers for a surplus lines residential policy, and then landed on a business owner policy through Vermont Mutual.

I have a friend in that business who would be using his own money and charging at his cost.Yes, my goal is to put $835K as my long term down payment and finance the rest so about $630K loan amount.

Personally Sept 1st and Oct 1st are the same in my market.

My local credit union won't do it either, they also won't do a business LOC because the business is only 1.5 years old.