Once you establish a pattern your record is what things are based upon.

Since the pattern repeats in the next box, its important to manage the installation so that two identical patterns (from separate boxes) don't lay side-by-side.  

And take the debt as boot so you walk away with a smaller tax bill and 1031 the rest into a holding pattern property that will provide nice cash while you wait for the market to soften and turn. 

If you only want to do Northern CA, it's worth considering that today's prices are a function of certain economic and demographic patterns, many of them are very complex and hard to understand (despite what many economists think or may say).

I think I am seeing a general pattern now. 

The definition of disciplined is the following:control gained by enforcing obedience or orderb : orderly or prescribed conduct or pattern of behaviorc : self-control

We actually found a pattern that we liked more than the hardwood we saw. 

According the the pattern, 2015 is in a '109'-type year, but it is very hard for me to tell realistically what the property is valued at, especially with all the work that would need to be done to make it presentable, and the effort of putting some different tenants in there.

My mortgage broker is cool with it, so we're proceeding forward on one and in a holding pattern on the other.So I'm sleeping better these days, although there are still lots of details to work through.  

Continuing this pattern of building upon more restrictive zoning, a zoning of MX6 (mixed-use commercial residential) or CC{1-3} (Commercial) does not prohibit residential properties provided the density limits of the zoning are respected.The only place where things vary are in some the institutional and industrial zoning where there may be a prohibition on residential use ... but common sense would likely lead you to the same conclusion.Check with your local planning department to understand how zoning works in your area.