My wife and I bought two commercial properties on Main St (Music City & Lights buildings).

It's the second biggest city in MA and has multiple schools, colleges, hospitals, etc.The meet up Andrew mentioned above has been really instrumental in my search and helped me building connections.

This is very subjective preferences and there's no wrong answer here.What I do not like about paying off cash property is that there's no better treatment for tax purpose.Also if I'm still on my early productive age, I would rather have 3 rentals with each 75% LTV, rather than having 1 paid-off primary.The reason is, in 10 years time I would make more money if I invested to several highly-appreciaed house, rather than only one.I am also one who see mortgage is not a debt instrument, but capital asset for less-risk higher appreciated investment 

There are new builds all around the area too that might fit your goals but prices are going up so fast that you wonder when the music is going to stop. 

They can access better financing generally especailly financial instruments, have the scale, and its pretty much completely passive to you.Its certainly much easier to invest via a REIT into various commercial spaces, especially also when the investment isnt' near you. 

find out if there are special events that guarantee occupancy, music festivals, competitions etc.

Actually, I just listened to their most recent podcast today and I am pretty sure they said android users can now listen to it wherever you download your other music/audio books. 

It is a mortgage instrument whereby the S A is a substitute for interest. 

Or using the stock market in anyway ie trading every day or swing trading, misc. instruments etc?

What kind of disaster will we see once the music stops?