My first instinct is to go for the 15-year mortgage because I can build equity more quickly and I would avoid being highly-leveraged on my personal residence.

I live in Prince Edward Island Canada There is a property down town that a guy is completely gutting from the inside out.

@Kim Meredith Hampton that was my gut feeling, I just didn't want to run in to any legal issues if his claim did happen to be true but couldn't produce paperwork and I continued with the lease I have.  

I am developer/rehabber so I try to look for something I can add to or fully gut and put everything brand new.

Also, putting $40k into this deal does take a substantial amount of our cash and we were hoping to acquire a second property within the next 12 months.This market does see a fair number of properties in the 8 - 12% cash on cash return so my gut is telling me to walk from the deal.  

Having one's vehicle(s) towed is a direct punch to the gut, it hurts no matter who you are in life. 

I would think you could put a new facade on the building and update interiors as needed, but I doubt any national tenants will all of a sudden move in, I could be wrong but just my gut.  

Just a gut feeling.

The following fields are listed and i've bolded what my gut says but any help would appreciated:ABANDONMENT OF ASSUMED NAMESABSTRACT OF JUDGMENTAFFIDAVITAFFIDAVIT OF CLAIMAFFIDAVIT OF HEIRSHIPAGREEMENTAMEND LIS PENDENSAMENDMENTAMENDMENT DEED OF TRUSTAMENDMENT FIN STATEMENTANNEXATIONAPPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEEAPPT OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEARTICLE OF MERGERASSESSMENT LIENASSUMED NAMES (DBA)BILL OF SALEBONDBONDS AND OATHSBROKER'S LIENCANCEL TRANSFER OF DEATH DEEDCEMETERY DEEDCERT COPY OF DIVORCECERT COPY OF JUDGEMENTCERT COPY OF PROBATECERTIFICATECHILD SUPPORT LIENCHILD SUPPORT LIEN RELEASECOLLATERAL TRANSFERCOLLATERAL TRFSR RELEASECONDO PLATCONSENTCONTINUATION OF FINANCING STATCONTRACT OF SALECORPORATE RESOLUTIONCORRECTION OF DEED OF TRUSTDECLARATIONDECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUMDECLARATION OF DOMESTIC PARTDEEDDEED OF TRUSTDESIGNATION OF HMSTDDISCHARGEDISCLAIMERDISCLAIMER OF HOMESTEADDISSOLUTION OF DOM PARTEASEMENTESTATE TAX LIENEXTENSION AGREEMENTFEDERAL TAX LIENS AND NOTICESFEDERAL TAX RELEASES AND WAIVERSFINANCING STATEMENTHOME EQUITY LOANHOSPITAL LIENHOSPITAL RELEASEINFORMATIONINHERITANCE TAX CERTINST # CANCELLEDJUDGEMENTLEASELIENLIS PENDENSMECHANIC'S LIENMEMORANDUMMODIFICATIONNOTENOTICENOTICE & RECEIPTNOTICE OF BONDNOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SALEORDERORDINANCEOTHERPARTIAL CS LIEN RELEASEPARTIAL RELEASEPARTIAL RELEASE ABS JDGMTPARTIAL RELEASE EASEMENTPARTIAL RELEASE FIN STMTPARTIAL RELEASE LIS PENDENSPARTIAL RELEASE STATE TAX LIENPARTIAL TRANSFERPARTIAL VACATION OF PLATSPLATSPOSTED MEETING NOTICESPOWER OF ATTORNEYPROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATEPUBLIC WEIGHERS BONDRATIFICATION PLATRECORDINGRELEASERELEASE ABS OF JDGMTRELEASE CONDOMINIUMRELEASE EASEMENTRELEASE ESTATE TAX LIENRELEASE FIN STATEMENTRELEASE LIS PENDENSRELEASE MECHANIC'S LIENREMOVE TRUSTEERESTRICTIONREVOCATION OF POWER OF ATTORNEST JUDGEMENT RELEASESTATE JUDGEMENTSTATE TAX LIENSTATE TAX LRSTATE TAX RELEASESUBORDINATION AGREEMENTTERMINATION OF FIN STMTTRANSFERTRANSFER ABS OF JDGMNTTRANSFER FIN STMTTRANSFER OF STATE JUDGEMENTTRANSFER ON DEATH DEEDTRUSTUCC-1 NON STD OPRUCC-1 STD OPRUCC-3 NSTD OPRUCC-3 STD OPRUNKNOWN CEMETERY DEEDVACATION OF PLATVARIANCEVOIDWAIVERWARRANTY DEED

A complete gut or pop-top is probably not the type of project you want to get into on your first rehab.