What makes you attracted to real estate as something that can bring you income in the future? 

Investor Consequences: Lower Cap Rates: With reduced rental income, properties may have lower Cap Rates, making them less attractive from an ROI perspective.

You just do not want there to be any confusion about the deal points that made the deal attractive for you to buy in the first place.

The idea of an assumable mortgage seems very attractive from a cash flow perspective, but unfeasible from a capital perspective.

Future tenants would likely appreciate the extra storage, and it could make your duplex more attractive in the long run without the hefty upfront investment that a full conversion would require.Another idea is to repurpose the shed into a functional office space or a private workout area.

I'm trying to perfect the language to attract both traditional and distressed sellers. 

Do that for a handful of deals, while you are actively out there telling the world about your successes and you will start attracting truly passive investors that want to invest with you.

In AZ, almost everything is utility scale, so 2.5 acres isn't going to attract much attention from power purchasers or solar developers.

You've identified some attractive factors in these markets, but your concerns about distance and time management with your dental practice are important to consider.

If zoning is a challenge, it could still be a really attractive mid-term rental and there's some other creative things we could do to make it as attractive as possible to the investor population here.