I suspect even the banks who are aggressively expanding are doing so merely to sure up their geographical presence  to in order to expand their customer base but will then pull back on their branch numbers.Unless there is significant term remaining on the lease, there are other retail concepts that would be deemed more marketable.

Two identical homes located next to each other would come up with the same value, even though House #1 was just renovated to a very high standard and House #2 hadn't ever been renovated since it was built in 1949.I always tried for an identical (or nearly so) beds, baths, sq ft of living area, garage and acres. 

I’ve hit my goal now so I’m not taking out anymore loans.

Require them to tell you at move-in if something is dirty so you can send professional cleaners back to fix it. 

You can't call up Apple's CEO and suggest improvements, but you can definitely upgrade your rental property's kitchen to command higher rent.

Add another $300 or so for taxes and insurance and you're at $2465 PITI. 

This is so helpful  .

Any insights, advice, or similar experiences would be incredibly valuable.Thanks so much for your help!

The attorney isn't answering them so she's not sure how to get the lien removed once they pay the bill.

I can share my learnings, so that you are aware of what to avoid, specially when you are out of state.