Commercial is a totally different ball game than residential, so connecting with a commercial broker will definitely make your life easier.

I graduate in may and I am projected to play professional baseball after the MLB draft in July.

It’s been a game changer.

There are rules and situations unique to each state and that is why you want to go with a local lender vice someone just reaching out to you telling you they can do it. 2) Better recourse if the lender screws something up: a local lender has more skin in the game so to speak as if they screw something up their name will be mud to local real estate agents in the deal.

For me, in the LTR game, it's tenants. 

I had a vision that myself, my friends, and this contractor would from a team and we would have our parts to play.

Things like your car (if used for business) and home office expenses could be game-changers, especially in your first year. 

You're not playing  landlord anymore, but can make some $$$ if/when you need to.

The fact of the matter is that real estate is a long game and expenses will come up. 

Real estate is a relationship game.