Thanks for the shout out ( : Blessed former (CA) client invited me to visit TN some 3.5 yrs ago.

And perhaps 2 yrs from now, you will build greater equity in your primary home & take a heloc.

So no 5yr issue of a straight rental for almost 5 yrs and then forced to sell.

I have 14 yrs RE investing experience and am looking for with Investors and wholesalers in the Charlotte area

This is my 3rd pm in 3 yrs of owning the property...

It may not work either depending on your tenants status (disabled, been there 10yrs + 60 yrs old etc). 

The commercial has been empty for almost 30 yrs (old liquor store) and needs floor to ceiling reno.

Listed by an auction house; I went alone at only 23 yrs old (did have a mortgage preapproved), and almost had a heart attack when I won the bidding!

I've got a lot of work to do in  my 40s to get there lol.  9.25 yrs and counting. 

.$400I build in Prop Management just to be conservative but I'm going to manage the property until I get to the 5 property mark.Now the bad/unknown.Each unit has an individual furnace but they are all 25 yrs old.The exterior stucco needs patching & painting.The roof is stated to be in good condition, but I think its got to be 15 yrs old.I'm trying to research how this property might appreciate in value over the years.