What type of loans are appropriate for business owners and self-employed individuals to scale past 10+ properties? 

What determines that is the guest type you're going after.

I'm trying to figure out which type of investment appeals most to me and my goals - it seems they all do and have different pros and cons that come with them when I sit down to analyze.Like many, my end goal is to escape my 9-5 and be able to live off of my real estate investments.

What type of work do you specialize in?

The term "multifamily dwelling" is intended to apply to dwelling types as triplex, fourplex, and apartments where any dwellings have their primary access to a common hallway or corridor.Dwelling, Single-Family Attached: A building containing dwelling units each of which has primary ground floor access to the outside and which are attached to each other.

I think it really is to provide some type of value to the customer and get your brand in their face repeatedly.  

I also purposely try to avoid real estate folks for this type of work since they may try to take the deal, or innocently mention it to someone else who tries to wedge their way in. 

I don't know what type of loan to get.

I'm sure their listing comtract doesn't distinguish between the types of financing it is sold under.You will want to look into how seller financing will work with an existing VA loan on the property.

One option is a marine loan, which is a type of loan specifically designed for purchasing or refinancing a boat.