LEASE the space and finance ALL the new washers and dryers you need from a reputable distributor.

(When I'm just running numbers quickly for myself for investment properties I feel good just going with 3% - that usually gives space for lender fees and escrow fees....)

Ease of process may be a DSCR or Asset Based loan, but it's tougher to find those guys in the commercial lending space.

In a few months I’ll be living with family and paying $0 rent, which will boost my savings by over $2000 a month, though eventually I’ll want my own space - I’ll probably house hack, once I’ve picked an area I’d like to live in for a few years.What I’m not sure on is, how I should handle financing my first (and subsequent) property purchases.

I'm currently pouring everything I've got into fixing up a new office space, but once it's done then I'll invest only out-of-area.David Greene has a great book that explains the whole process.

Ideally, this would be a garage apartment with some office space below and approximately 600 to 700 sf unit for STR purposes above.

My thought is the Tesla community is pretty tight one and I would advertise on their forums. 

You just may have to factor in a larger vacancy number for the retail spaces.

Investment Info:Office Space commercial investment investment.

I've never had to worry about two families occupying the same space.