Thanks for the info @Ron S. and @Blair Poelman I was just wondering more from a buyers perspective, mainly on what you have pointed towards @Blair Poelman . 

There's a lot of unknown factors here

Is crime rate a factor to consider when buying a property in a particular area?

Mainly lake front and the communities around the area.

I dont think it is subject to review from a practicle purpose I am not sure how they would even begin to review such things as these types of loans are common and mainly undocumented from a governmental perspective.

Just the main hurdle is getting the 70%-80% LTV, and hence the 20-30% down payment, that is generally (from what I have read so far) the requirements for a commercial loan of this size.

The 2nd half (our family's half) would have the main house entrance.

We plan on covering two main topics: 1) How are we finding our properties? 

Mainly, the systems implemented are fascinating (VA, automated offers, etc.)

You should consider several factors: 1) Time frame/urgency to get a loan 2) Loan amount 3) Lowest interest rate.It's very unlikely you can get all three.