I am assuming that between Lancaster and into the LA area there are many to attend.Strategies: again, there are people making money in a lot of different ways.  

I am re-reading 'The book on Rental Property Investing' by Brandon Turner then going to re-read 'The Book on Investing In Real Estate with No (and Low) Money down' by Brandon Turner and 'Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat' by David Greene. 

Based on my research so far it seems the most easy to find CRE mortgages are short term (up to 10 years, though amortized 25-30), but I have also seen people repeatedly state that you CAN find longer term CRE loans.  

We spent money on the inspector, the appraiser, and the lawyer.

I considered ordering the lender's inspection/appraisal, but this wasn't an option because the water and electricity are currently turned off, and HUD won't turn them back on until I have submitted earnest money of $2,000.

You may also run into a roadblock if the commercial space is greater than the residential space.

After some rentals, flips and wholesale deals I landed on private money lending.

Also runs a monthly meetup often closer to you, Jake!

It's so easy that you really don't need anyone, but an escrow company involved in the transaction, so you would be saving lots of money. 

Also I would run it by an attorney The big question is are you in a place to refinance the mortgage or pay the taxes if something goes wrong?