(not counting the renovation) I think it's tough to find a deal like this in Chicago on the North Side, where you can sleep peacefully at night and not worry about someone breaking in, or a drunk and disorderly, including being located in a  highly rated school district...I understand appreciation, and gambling on neighborhood gentrification isn't a primary concern of mine, this is a risk-free, safe return play.

Banking on appreciation is like gambling.  

Having 650k cash and not knowing anything about the market is a complete gamble, not an investment strategy.

In between school and sports i have found it difficult to find time to earn some money, but during holidays I will try to get a job and earn as much money as I can.

Real estate agents are a dime a dozen, continue your present education to fall back on and get into real state after you graduate.It is like sports.

Which was funny because people objected, saying the city was too small to accommodate a sporting event of the SB scale.

The only gamble is if this tenant is a fluke and the space is in a location or a configuration that a replacement tenant would be difficult.

Ridiculous  Do you talk/yell at the TV screen during these HDTV shows like most people do while watching a sporting event?

Yesterday it came out that they're now possibly proposing the site for a future casino, if the Georgia legislature approves 3 casino/gambling sites for Georgia at the next session.

But if you're going to use all cash and therefore gamble large sums of money at least promise me you won't try to juggle family, a flip, and a full time job.