I bought several rentals houses and flipped a few, payed most of them off, and then my husband walked away from his factory job and he has never looked back.

One additional factor I was leaning towards a condo is the reduced maintenance headaches as I do work full time.

The other factor is, I'm just not sure I want to have that "stranger" living in the same dwelling.  

I think the most important factor is how good a deal is it.

A huge factor is where you can buy, as cash is your limitation and whom you trust to manage your property. 

Would you start a widget-selling business without touring, interviewing, and inspecting the product of a few widget-making factories before contracting with one?

The property is in an old industrial area with many factories and warehouses bordering the river.

Other than selling at the right price, the other major factor is selling at the right time.

In your window issue, I believe the gap can only be verified by a foundation specialist, whether the foundation has moved, or the caulking has shrunk (rarely happens, almost never), if you're just checking, a simple verification is, if other windows doesn't have the same problem, it might be just the window, if windows have gaps in a vertical/horizontal position, then the building has settled, you couldn't do this if only one floor of window has been changed at the same time, then you're back to the foundation specialist.With regards to building, I believe that as a builder, you're not limited to "bare minimum", if the building's safety factor is 2.5, you could always raise it.

Gordon due to the NSA Cyber Command; GRU is expanding; the medical community is growing, Starbucks is opening a new factory), all of which are expected to bring people to the Augusta area.