The commercial units would need high credit tenants with very strong, long term leases for this to work. 

I know the Marshall’s office had a backlog of evictions to handle, but 8 months seems like a long time.

As long as it is the same or higher, typically you are fine.

When I convert it to a rental, I'll take them down for light fixtures, so long as comparable rentals don't have ceiling fans. 

@Lilly FangThe way I have done this in the past was I had a lien on the property and let the property be in the name of the partner but we had a jv agreement outlining the terms of the profit split on the deal

Purchase is secured by a long-term escrow with no cancellation.

Together, we negotiated favorable terms with the seller, ensuring a beneficial deal.

Many of them make big promises, then provide very little actionable advice.Second, what you are hearing about is referred to as "arbitrage" where you rent a property as a long-term rental for a set price, then you furnish it and try to rent it on AirBnB for a profit.

Together, we negotiated favorable terms with the seller, ensuring a beneficial deal.

As long as you're able to partner with a local manager you can trust, such as @Gabe Chase and @KiKi Wood, I would highly recommend investing here!