– Considering Class A properties with established tenants• Less focus on appreciation – Prioritizing income stability over potential future gains Current Opportunity: I’m evaluating a retail property in downtown Portland with:• >80% occupancy, most tenants in place for 10+ years• Decent cap rate (6-7%), NNN lease• Well-maintained, high-quality building, with existing HOA which will take care of maintenance. 

Like someone else said very well, invest inopportunities, not in a particularasset or strategy.

However, given that we anticipate completing this project well before that timeframe, I’m exploring alternative solutions to better align with our timeline to get our investment back soonerThank you again for your assistance! 

I love that you have specific goals for 2025 - I believe if we think it, write it, say it, and share it our goals are 10x more likely to come to fruition.Are you able to do option 2 and just house hack a 2-4 unit building and use a renovation loan which allows you to put down 3.5-5%I highly suggest getting to some local chicago meetup groups (we have an in person one on the 17th)...here is BPs list: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-real-estate-events-...I also have a full list of the chicago meetups that I can share with you too if that'd be helpful.

Additionally, it feels the most appropriate approach for both profiles I described above and allows me to focus on learning one strategy.

I agree with @Ashish Acharya if you're interested in reinvesting the proceeds into another investment property and your goal is to minimize your tax liability a 1031 would work out well for you.

Sec. 8 works well in some markets and it can be a premium and successful for locals who own a bunch of them and run them with an iron fist..

He's lived in Japan a few years as well (Fukuoka, I believe).

There is lots of information on how to analyze publicly traded REITs as well.

I highly recommend a well-qualified REALTOR who works with investors and knows how to help you best.7.