They will not loan to individual borrowers.

My first thought is that if I can generate a design for 6 houses and shared community green space(rather than individual yards).

Wouldn't a landlord be subject to rent control based on the number of units on the individual property? 

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The person I am looking for is licensed, bonded, and has a track record of competent work completed on schedule and on the initially agreed upon budget.

Does it simplify tax filing instead of having to account for all the separate individual transactions?

Online contracts will NOT fully protect your individual interests.

Rob Grove you can contact the owner prior to the foreclosure auction or go to the auction and bid.Most large banks won't deal directly with individuals once they foreclose on it, until they list it with an agent or online website.

You are competing with people who can take a call at 10am and go out and inspect the property immediately, if the homeowner is available, and make an offer on the spot.

They will likely send an inspector to show compliance with city code depending on the type of store fronts (e.g. a restaurant setup will have different requirements in many cases than an art studio, for example).I would certainly invest in getting individually city metered utilities so that the tenants pay their own utility bills and there is not some messy shared arrangement that you have to deal with.