I would disagree with number 2 - in this environment, heavy rate buydowns are a common tool in the toolkit for lenders and borrowers to make deals work and are in no way indicative of "not being well-capitalized"That’s a fair point in regards to doing a buy down, we see that quite often but we roll the buy down into the loan so those aren’t paid at closing, thus not costing the borrower funds out of pocket at the time of purchase or refinance. 

New construction in appreciating areas offers long-term value growth, minimal repairs, and potential tax benefits, but often comes with higher purchase prices and slimmer initial cash flow.

Opportunities like his do not come along often and can certainly be a miss, but it worked great for us.  

Days On Market (DOM) are trending up everywhere - suggest you find out the trend for Akron.It's now Fall - there's a decent in drop in all things real estate after Labor Day when they kids go back to school.Next drop is after Halloween when consumers go into Holiday mode.How often are you dropping your asking rent?

Once you do find a good PM, they can often help you search for an investment.

I find that the media often doesn't fully understand this difference between the fed funds rate, risk free rates (i.e., treasuries), and mortgage spreads. 

Specifically regarding plumbing you could add (depending on your State or Local Laws) "... unless determined by repair person that such blockage occurred during the time Tenant controlled the Premises and due to some fault or negligence of Tenant, specifically excluding blockages caused by roots or backups from the street..."

I know that the term "service animal" is often used interchangeably with "emotional support animal", etc.

The term we often use for this is "offset": you offset your W2 income with your business loss.Are there any restrictions on such offsets?

I know often times people on this forum say they are unnecessary and don't always protect against liability and just get a good umbrella policy.