I love the Smokies as a long-term play.

I would definitely hold it until conditions settle down a little bit, with that loan and interest and being brand new home your cash will be good.

When we purchased our laundromat, it had a strong brand and positive reviews online.

This isn't analyzing deals, this is just playing a video game.

Your tenants obligation was to pay you on Jan 1, so it doesn't matter if they paid someone else they still owe you...obviously details re: notice and dates all come into play here and from a practical perspective I'd work with the tenant and not move to evict over this.

And I also think that the inventory in your market plays a large role in deciding what property type makes the most sense.In my market, there is a large abundance of the small multi-family properties, especially the 2-4 unit properties.

U can target any real estate  although its quite robust for what your looking for.. we go for land and development land for the big money plays

I bought this house brand new as my home, but I had to move out.

I do think house hacking and small multifamily are the best plays at the moment. 

You don't want to start playing sides here and getting involved in these kinds of debates.