This is why so many people earn large sums of money quickly (lottery, sports, entertainment, etc.) and end up broke.Take Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University.

I hired my own expert and discovered these issues did not exist but that the expert the 3 buyers had brought in wanted to be hired to do the work so they blew them out of proportion.

This is a classic assumption.The third option exists due to the fact that assumptions are very rare these days.

This is generally why nonqm like dscr exists.

Doesn't exist in Canada.

I am perfectly fine holding X amount in real estate.If I do see an opportunity another option is to lock it up and sell one of my existing if I think this property will perform or appreciate significantly more.

@Jared Haxton You are not going to be able to do an owner finance transaction without paying off the existing loan.

I'm not even sure something like that exists.

Quote from @Dave Schimmels: What is a good way to get accurate rent comps with existing tenants based on the area?

Even if you manage to find an office with an existing tenant, their lease could be approaching expiration, and without plans to renew, it can take an incredibly long time to secure a new tenant for the space.