If it ends up being an expensive or time-consuming repair, you may be able to get bids and have the seller escrow 1.5x or of the bid cost to do the work post-close with a signed agreement and lender approval.  

I find their note offerings to be on the expensive side, so have not bought anything from them.

If you are worried that lender might close the HELOC, draw all the max and put half in a short term CD and other half in checking.HELOCS did get closed in the crash of 2008A standard full doc refinance should have $3000 of hard costs plus impounds which are not really a cost, just on going expense.

If its a business expense, and the business is registered here in the US, it maybe able to work.

Good work is expensive but cheap work will cost you a fortune.

Due to less competiton and less transparency, are commission rates higher, lower or the same in commercial? 

That could be expensive , if you are tying in to natural gas at the street , 5 grand and up . more if they have to cross the road . 

I know this would likely be a touch lower since I'd be deducting any renovations or selling expenses, but just left this for simplicity.4) Added together my after tax sales proceeds and cash flow to arrive at a 10 year number of $1,255,274.Considerations:I found it coincidental that both numbers were within $1,000 of each other.

If they use hard money lenders those loans are EXPENSIVE loans because they are short term loans with no early payment penalties and they will also finance rehabs.

Occupancy lower than that, means you are not doing a good job of keeping units rented.