What do Walmart, Amazon, Facebook, Coca-Cola, Sprint and AT&T have in common?

I've started putting together a plan for me to "buy back" my 8 hours that I spend working for someone else via REI and am looking for guidance to help me figure this out and avoid common newbie pitfalls.

Just a common sense rule.I'd like to be your sounding board regarding your strategy for your next purchase...

Is this common?

They both said that it is common practice that people buy investment properties on their own names, and after a few weeks of the closing, they transfer the title to a single owner LLC.

Most hard money lenders do want to take a look at your credit but most will take a more common sense approach, focusing more on the credit report than on the credit score. 

Square footage is common. 

This is pretty common to keep your first few purchases in your personal name in order to take advantage of high quality loans early on. 

Are off-market listing more common in commercial properties than in MF? 

There is chemical use that you need to be aware of and maintain compliance.