Commercial different universe.If a tenant wants to rent a space from me with my commercial property if they are Starbucks then happy to pay the leasing broker upfront when they go hard with the fully executed lease and non-refundable deposit.If it's Joe Schmo tenant wanting to go for their dreams and taking out a Heloc on their house and must be profitable in under 6 months or they go under that is a different world.

I am more confident in the equity space, but would like an opportunity to diversify. 

The owner is seeking a quiet, non-smoking responsible tenant to enjoy this great property.This unit is the only studio in the 02215 zip code with a deeded parking space.

I would like to install an egress window in a property so tenants can legally sleep in a basement space.

The only issue is that the area that I am searching in doesn't really have any modern buildings which area along the lines that I am interested in, so I am not worried about paying more because I know that there will be a demand for newer buildings.

Since she is essentially liken to a new tenant that signed for the coming available space by herself, can the landlords hold her accountable for breaking her lease to a property that now has a squatter in it?

They lend in the STR space and may be able to help.

Also if you have to VA loans together, so you and a friends that has VA entitlement then you can get approved for a 6 unit with one commercial space. 

In inflated markets (a condition you can gauge by the increasing gap between asking/offer prices and the prices at which homes APPRAISE) profitability tends to shift away from buy-and-holding turn-key properties to favoring the rehab space of investing, flips and BRRRR. 

The theme here for most people seems to be let it go and focus your efforts on other things but there are plenty of people that post that this worked out, sometimes several years later when the ex tenant is trying to clear their credit to buy a home.