I'll see if I can round up some local recommendations for a mortgage broker and see what they have to say.Its not as rural around here as it used to be - its all subdivisions and commercial development everywhere ... though the traffic still doesn't hold a candle to the traffic in DC :)Thanks,Amy

The advantage here is that again you can get in at a much lower minimum, and access a class of property that on your own you probably couldn't afford.

After a roller-coaster ride for the past 2 months, it appears that I'll finally be closing on my first commercial property on October 1st.Two of the three retail/office tenants in the building have leases expiring on October 31st.

@Ben Kahle it’s not very innovative, but for assets that size we build a bank of parcel lockers using various sizes of something like this:https://www.mailboxes.com/mobile/products/4c-horizontal-mailbox-10-door-high-unit-37-1/2-inches-double-column-stand-alone-parcel-locker-4-pl5s-front-loading-usps-access/It’s much more affordable than the Amazon Hub and other similar high tech solutions.

From Health Care and Commercial spaces to SFR and large MF.

I will have around 100k to be used on a personal property and/or first deal.My goal is to focus on commercial real estate using cash flowing apartment complexes in order set myself up for early retirement.

It has been under developed and yet has easy access to Pittsburgh down 28.

My math brain couldn't get passed paying down a super low fixed rate first when I had 6%+ and commercial investment loans.Your way will be slow as I'm sure you know. 

They mostly go around to commercial projects and new builds to make sure the erosion prevention measures are in place as specified in their permit.  

@ Garrett Foster   There are few alternative commercial lenders that will allow you to use a seller carry back.