I've been reading non stop about all areas of real estate in order to educate myself as much as possible before I start an investing career.

I would say find a one stop shop(agent/property manager) in the area you are looking to invest in.

What happens if you have unexpected expenses and have to borrow, short term-high interest rate, because that money is tied up?

Is there a minimum mortgage amount that a bank will require that we have to borrow based on salary, assets etc.?

the fico score of the borrower with residential property.You are able to obtain NON-recourse financing (not personally liable) for commercial loans.There are Commercial properties available that are non-distressed with long term (7, 10 and 20 year) professional tenants.

The subtle "hey, thanks for stopping by, see you again soon" similar to your local convenience store.

I've been researching non stop about Real Estate investing.

It was stopped in mid-const and still sitting there unfinished.

I figure that the foreclosure market will provide me more then enough bizznizz shortly, I hope....plus it has been my primary focus to help those in foreclosure to stop the process with pre-foreclosure sale-this is a little different, but since I have the experience in dealing with the lenders on short sales, and pre-foreclosure sales, I figure why not expand my market for additional bizznizz?

and with 100% of a deal financed, that could leave the borrower in a pricarious situation, especially if that person doesn't know what they're doing.a question like the one you asked would indicate that you're new to rei.