As I'm new to this domain, I would to hire a consultant to perform some zoning and other due diligence activities.

Every bank at that time had way too many non-performing assets on its books.

There is no housing market in US where real estate can out perform stocks.

Alternatively if they all love the deal, that's also likely a good sign.You can get a dog of a property in a crap neighborhood that will yield a 13.6% gross cap (not saying yours is), but that certainly doesn't tell the whole financial picture of how the asset will perform.

It’s a tax office, so I suspect they might be waiting to see how their business performs and the impact of technology before deciding.Thanks in advance for any advice or insights you can offer!

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!

Even in challenging times, well-bought properties in strong markets tend to perform over the long haul.Key Questions to Ask YourselfWhat is my investment strategy (flipping, buy-and-hold, short-term rentals, etc.), and does it align with current market conditions?

But let’s go a later deeper - my down payment would come out of a well performing stock portfolio.

So now you are throwing good money after bad probably without a guarantee of any actual performance of the company until much later down the line.  

You can use a tool like AirDNA to get estimates of property performance in your specific market and with your typical size and configuration of home.