If you are trying to squeeze a washer/dryer combo into a small space, here are a couple of articles from my favorite appliance blog.

Count the number of car parking spaces.

I.E. can a long term tenant sublease their space to short term renters?

Whatever you do, space out the leases, so that you don't have lease exposure.Gino

The first floor is a commercial space housing a pizza shop that grosses $800k annually.

Purchase price: $115,000 Cash invested: $35,000 Sale price: $240,000 Move in ready, fully renovated townhouse, 2 bedrooms with 2 1/2 bathrooms and ample closet space including walk-in closets in each master bedroom.

I thought those programs provided pretty good value and that Scott seemed genuinely concerned with helping people get started in the Non Performing Note (NPN) space.

I am in the Alternative Investment space and help investors transition from active real estate to passive using trapped equity so it is driving me crazy to be sitting on a huge amount of trapped equity. 

One other question that your carpenter / building department / insurance company may flag relates to the spacing between balusters, which has decreased over the years.

Lenders in this space require a minimum of 25% down + closing costs for a first time investor, first time homebuyer.