The 2-story building had a restaurant on street level and office spaces on the 2nd floor.

Anyone can buy a stable senior income fund like FLBL with the click of a mouse and no liquidity or complexity issues. 

...and the account is closed.

Everywhere I turn all I see are pitches for affordable housing and the same (not so) compelling arguments regurgitated by syndicators, capital raisers, brokers etc. for the investment strategy....strong returns...lower volatility....supply (huh?)

I found this deal through a wholesaler in my network and I negotiated with the wholesaler to get a lower price with the buyer because of an issue with an attached empty lot.

The only thing that spreads faster than a wildfire in a 100mph wind is everyone's "expert" opinion.I think people visualize an amber quietly floating through the night sky like in an old Lassie movie. 

Are you looking at the maintenance/repair costs of the homes once in place, W/S/G costs. septic expense if applicable? 

So, comps can help with figuring out local cap rates, then you need the income from the property to determine a value.

They have a payments 3rd party website, but it's hard to find the link from their main website. 

@Jung Lee, Welcome to the community!