Speaking from hands on experience on both platforms as I've worked with both Carrot and Wordpress sites (more than 400 sites so far since 2017), what carrot brings into the table is their simple, all in one, fast website platform.

Still, I think you'd find it difficult to find one that would be a good long-term investment unless you had another ~20-30 years to go, it's at least cash neutral, and you don't plan to hold it too long (to avoid too much investment loss and before you get to the point where it's unsellable because of too few years left); that's another way of saying that maybe it suits your cash needs in the near-term or is at least less of a pill to swallow than other options until you find something that's more of a sensible long-term play

Maybe I’m wrong but I had to do that on our STR (Ring) and Wyze also requires close proximity on initial setup.

Thanks, Bernice One approach is to break it down by looking at similar vacant retail spaces nearby and comparing price per square foot while factoring in potential rental income once occupied.

@Jonathan LudizacaIt really depends on the market.

@Adriana Medina The burden of proof is not on you and time is not on your side. 

As Hai mentioned in BC there are a couple of extra things to factor in if your parents sell it to you-the capital gains, foreign buyer's tax AND the property transfer tax all apply in BC and the middle one is not cheap (an extra 15%). 

I love being on the other side charging everything possible on a credit card but there’s no reason to accept them.

Read a book, or even a blog like this one:  Application Screening GuideIf the landlord had called the previous landlord (me) they would have immediately denied her."

I am in contract for a duplex in Grandview where I plan to live in one side and rent out the other