I disagree a little about what you said about companies are entitled to fair market rents, I believe that depends on where they are located.

@Cory Prior I would say it depends on what you want to learn.

Also, it depends on what area of the country you're talking about.

And the "hook" is that it's paying 12%+ interest distribution plus depending amount LOANED (one may say invested in a note but again, if a note is a loan, it's not investing is it, it's a loan, a loan is a loan is a loan). 

Bedroom requirements can change depending on local code.

This totally depends on the state and many look at STR as hospitality and you don't need a license and all that jazz.

Hey Bigger Pockets community, I'm just starting out in Step 1 (get educated) on what I want to become a successful career in real estate investment.I also currently run an e-commerce business that is currently completely online, but would benefit from having a brick & mortar storefront, and I had an idea that maybe using the investment capital I'm looking to allocate into real estate into a commercial property my business can operate out of until I decide to sell the property in or rent it out to another business.I am obviously very naive when it comes to the complexity of any good real estate deal (especially commercial VS residential), but I'm hoping to spend as much time learning from everyone here who is on their journey as well.My main concern with the idea of buying commercial to operate my business out of it that I might struggle to rent it out afterwards and that there may likely be depreciation in the commercial real estate market over the next 5 years.I understand there is a lot of nuance depending on the local market but I'm guessing commercial is even less of a "safe" bet than finding a solid residential deal to leverage in some way.

It depends!

Is there strong demand for rentals and is it potentially possible to rent a room for 1500-2000 depending on the location (slightly cheaper than a studio from what I've been seeing which is how I priced my rooms in AZ)?

My goal for the team would be to have one project under-way by EOY.The exit-strategy of each deal will be dependent on location, market data, and ROI comparisons to determine the best route forward for the team and our goals at the time.