@Mary Joe Not meaning to be a smart ***, but if you are looking for passive, low return, risk averse, long term investments, what not just invest in a few good income (dividend paying) blue chip mutual funds?

If so, helping him overcome some of those barriers becomes a bargaining chip.

Requiring 63 months for an investor to get his initial down payment back, plus chipping away a bit of the mortgage, and possible appreciation?

Requiring 63 months for an investor to get his initial down payment back, plus chipping away a bit of the mortgage, and possible appreciation?

Sure, you can cash in your chips, perhaps do more but, isn't Parker growing like nuts i.e. lots of upside left?

You'll never know unless you ask.Be upfront, and let the chips fall where they may.  

You're trading some nice blue chip property for cash flow, I am assuming?

Find out why the property is not occupied, there is a reason, and use that as a bargaining chip to an acquisition.

You will start having income from the apartments and still have cash earning a decent yield that you can use if you need it.There is no one pile of chips that gets you to the other side.

All the info i have sorry, i read your post and thought i chip in the little information i know.We bought a home about 3 months ago in the Maryvale area and there were at least 2 other offers besides ours every time we were interested in a home. 150k 3bed 2bath homes.