But I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything in the world.

If the trade value of an old shopping mall is less than the build cost of a new storage space or warehouse, then it doesn't make sense to build a new storage space or warehouse, just buy an old shopping center.

If you're more of a 'personal referral' person than a 'do research online' person, and this is local to you in Manhattan, KS, hit up one or two of the trades people in the "little apple all stars" BNI group.

Makes it very easy to take advantage them:( Hi @Drew Sygit,My apologies - I'm a bit late to the party here but wanted to address your bullet point concerns:-We use internal models to forecast the total tenant roommate demand per zip code - and are mindful to not oversaturate a given area.  

Audrey - Dave might disagree or add more context, but I think that predicting 5-year rent growth is a bit like forecasting the stock market 5 years from now. 

The triplex is much more popular with traveling work crews for specialists in the trades and insurance relocations, so if we were to do it again, I would probably worry less about making each room it's own rentable space and save a little bit of those costs. 

you have most certainly come to the right place to sync up with other investors and learn more about their experiences and trade strategies. 

We don’t want to find ourselves as a Jack of all trades and a master of none.

Depending on your credit score in the US and credit trade line history, you could put as low as 25% down.

If you ever want to connect and trade thoughts on your goals, I'd love to do that.