One of the things I have started doing is looking for the types of chain restaurants that my ideal tenant will want to frequent as they will have already done the market research for me.

Communication chain has been strangely quiet after application and initial questions but seemed very excited.

Right now property owners think their property's are made of gold so you will most likely be doing some sort of reno on a distressed property no matter which route you take.Best of luck!

COVID cases are starting to rise again in areas, which could continue to delay supply chain issues, keeping prices high.  

I studied geological engineering for my undergraduate degree, worked with Newmont Gold Corp for some time, got bored, went to the UK to study law, worked briefly in the field and got bored as well.

(hint)Look for a hard money company that also does refi loans and you can chain one loan into the other.

I also have a charge card, an Amex gold which is my primary card which I pay off in full every month.

I would rather go to the 60-unit building and have three times the maintenance because the 60-unit building is like owning a gold mine and when you have already done the math you have that great feeling and you know by doing the math that any amount of maintenance is insignificant.

Paper currency got its start as little promissory notes to pay gold, and then because the notes were more portable than gold, people started using the notes as money instead of the gold itself, which is why you sometimes see references to "one dollar notes", etc.A seller may or may not accept a promissory note as payment. 

However all the surrounding parcels have a chain of title.