You can shift your perspective to enjoy what you're doing, yet reap the long term rewards by planting the seeds today. 

In the end, you have to decide the cost / benefit / risk / reward of doing one makes sense in your situation.COST - You have outlined some of the costs, but not all. 

Jeremy, your experience as a military civil engineer and project manager is so impressive—I’m sure all that expertise will be a huge asset as you dive into commercial real estate.

My primary focus right now is on finding opportunities to generate passive income through real estate investments.As a beginner in the field, I’m eager to learn from others who have gone through the process and are now experiencing the rewards of their hard work.

And the NNN leaves you only managing a long term lease rather than managing a property.And given your expertise, there's nothing wrong with a transition from farmer to landlord of the farmer. 

Thanks in advance for sharing your expertise!

It’s a great option if you want simplicity and rewards.

I'll also check with the city on any potential liens, I think any inspection would have to be done after my $15k deposit so it would be a high risk, high potential reward type deal, and there is a 15+ bids already.

They are 100% correct.The downside sometimes to forums is people have a superman complex and get the impression real estate is easy as they think everyone is doing it and just jump in without the knowledge or expertise.

And reap the rewards in descending rents and tenancy.