Me and my partner are thinking on opening an LLC, buy SFR with hard money and refi after rehab is done, but not sure if we will be able to obtain financials through commercial loan.

You squeeze too hard and it can cause alot of problems there as well. 

Finding off market bargain distressed properties is hard, but they exist everywhere.

Condition of apartment, is when you take possession.. prior to that you have no claim.Do a walk thru within a week of closing.. and from that point on you deduct for damages..Prior is previous landlord, and looks like he's selling because the people are pigs.. might be hard to get rid of them ??

If your back is giving you a hard time, you definitely should find a new bank.

just use your cell phone. a dslr will be hardly better for your usage.

At this point I'm thinking my best option is a hard-money loan and then to refi the home after completion of the remodel (is this dumb?).

The first duplex I purchased is still another 6-8 weeks out from completion, and so I have no rental income on that property at this point, but am paying a hard money loan on.  

None of the issues were very hard to solve though. 90% just required a phone call and some paperwork.Our next step is to buy properties and wholesale deals in a 1:1 or greater ratio.  

A hard money loan charges a high interest rate and is meant to be short term financing.