One thing you should strongly consider is flexibility as the traditional retirement system does not offer any.

If you have the time and flexibility, also consider having the seller get an updated survey and LOMA.

I realize not everyone may be able to qualify for the same 4 cards I did, but I liked the flexibility credits cards gave me.

I guess it depends how flexible you are.

Some other perks of commercial loans are flexibility in terms of: vesting title, seasoning requirements, sourcing funds, and unique properties (commercial lenders take on a lot of bank fall out from obscure properties with mixed uses, grandfather clauses, and other nuances).

Since he has a family and relocating is involved, there is flexibility in when and how they can depart, timing of when I take ownership, and them actually departing, etc. 

These kinds of loans do not have to follow Fannie Mae's rules so the lender can be a little more flexible in the terms.Blanket loans are when you combine multiple loans into a single loan that covers multiple properties.

I also usually recommend people try 2 big banks, one that sells their loans and one that doesn't (as much anyway) because if they keep their loans in house, they are usually able to lend more flexibly.

I think this might be why I’ve always been attracted to men who are not tied to a 9-5 type of job and have some flexibility in their schedules (entrepreneurs, investors, freelancers, etc).

I am more excited than before as this gives me a larger profit margin and allows me to be a bit more flexible with the rehab budget in case there are underlying issues.