No big McDonald signs or Burger King but instead small sign out front that is tasteful and appealing.    

I work a day job and flip on the side so my time in finding is limited in finding offline deals.Maybe I'm just ranting but I've always had a bad taste in my mouth with wholesalers because I see it as a quick, middle man way to earn a profit? 

Chris is right....Save your $$$I attended it some time ago as I was a HUGE fan to the Rich Dad series. ( I still am) Sadly I was left with a sour taste in the mouth.

You might say finding these chefs is more work but if you ever tasted the rewards of that work, you will never go back to McDonald's - except maybe to punish yourself :).

Alternatively, do a 75% LTV (Still a slam dunk) and use the remaining $100K to remodel to your tastes, accelerate retirement savings, do a bit traveling, etc (or any combination).As always, check with an accountant especially as sounds like your first time dealing with these issues.

As to Decatur, its population has basically been level (0.2% annual growth) for the last 5-years and is a bit too speculative of a play for my taste.

@Ian Barnes sorry you have a bad taste in your mouth from out of state investors. 

Not DetroitThey need to be able to RECRUIT to areas that will draw talent (whether you like Seattle or not, you can argue its an acquired taste -- costly and not sunny)They need LOTS of space and they need to be able to scale quicklyThey need something this new location can offer that dreary Seattle cannot (Sun and lower cost of living)WANTAmazon would love to get massive tax creditsAmazon would love to get cheap talent right out of school.So given this criteria, I believe Dallas, Austin, North Carolina, Denver, Orlando would be likely targets.BONUS FOR AUSTIN: Amazon just bought Whole Foods.

Its only through the bad deals that we learn what good deals look feel and taste like.

I'm just sharing because I know a lot of people want to invest in that state.Hawaii is beautiful but has too many people and is too isolated for my tastes.