Yet others just stay passive going with syndicated deals.

But, you definitely get the red-carpet treatment for your first property.

If you make your payments and stay in compliance with the commercial loan then there should not be a personal credit issue. 

Will the architect who did the design for the project approvals stay on board to do the CD's, and what is their charge for that design?

Had I stayed in CT I would probably be funding multiple projects through loans...

It is still cheaper than the payment I has with TopProducer but it’d be nice if I can stay with the free version.

If those are the requirements you have for ensuring that a deal will cash flow, and possibly cash flow better than your conservative projections, then stay true to them.

Stay in my coop, buy a duplex with less TLC needed but give the recommended 20% down payment.

Is it carpeted now or does it have tile/laminate/hardwood?

UGH.....got her to leave voluntarily basically just by starting eviction process....but mannnnn the mess they left me :-(Got the keys back Dec 1st10000's of dead fleas...bedbugs and spidersruined 800sqft of carpet....and patches of the hardwood underneathleft behind 20-30 boxes of junk and cupboards full of foodbedroom walls are so disgusting with bedbug and spider residue I have no idea how they were living therethey did leave me a fridge thats in nice shape though haLet the clean up begin !