I would suggest talking to a loan officer at your local bank to see what FHA product you may be able to qualify for. 

Is there a good community on this site of investors that do office, retail & industrial investments? 

Unless I get a police report for a noise complaint no one was in violation of their lease and there was nothing I was going to do. 

Hi Evan,My office has a lot of Fannie Mae listings and I'm familiar with the contracts.

The transaction was done at an attorney's office and processed through a title company, it did not involve lenders or realtors. 

This is commonly misunderstood and I could spend some time answering the question, but to be brief; loan officers get paid every time they do a loan.  

I started in 2002 in the world of real estate services as a loan officer.

About me:Towards the end of a long rewarding career on the Cuyahoga Falls Fire Department and as a Rescue Squad Officer on DHS/FEMA Ohio Task Force One, I began investing in real estate, both from a rehab/turn-over and a buy-and-hold approach.

I have been going to the San Joaquin County Records Office to find NOD's and Lis Pendens.

The benefit is that the funds can be liquidated to cash so that they become FLEXIBLE and can be used for anything (marketing, payroll, operations, office rent, etc)...not just acquisition or rehab like traditional real estate funding sources.