Worried about tax evasion, money laundering or funding terrorist groups and Cartels.  

You want an investment that pays for itself, including mortgage, taxes, insurance, maintenance, and even some money set aside for a reserve to cover vacancies and capital expenditures.

But they claim that those people were not actors.

Also, you will have additional occupancy tax depending whether you are in the city limits or not.

Taxes, maintenance, vacancies, management are all different on each property.

It will have to be a pass through/disregarded LLC to keep the tax payer the same and the 1031 valid.

No matter the number of units, there is one roof, one property tax bill, one sewer line, one gardener bill, etc. 3.

The biggest differences between residential and commercial:  Scalability, financing are very different, property taxes may be different, Insurance is definitely different. 

Consider using an FHA loan to secure a 1–4 unit property with just 3.5% down and take advantage of tax benefits by living there for at least two years.

If you are setting aside funds for capex, taxes, insurance, or other expenses that don't occur monthly, transfer those funds to Savings each month and hold them there until it's time to spend them.