As you're aware, many sectors of retail is struggling (i.e.

I'm not even sure myself, but she keeps saying it :-) Maybe she thinks of the sunroom as a leisure area where you want to pamper your feet by digging them into something soft?

Unlike a lot of cities where they depend on one industry to support the economy Nashville has multiple sectors across the board.  

Our family income was modest, as we were working jobs in the non-profit sector.

I don't buy even if the numbers can show a true 10 cap because if anything happens to the property now my returns are at an 8 CAP.If I buy at a 12 and it goes down some I still am at my goal of a 10 percent return.Of course the CAP never takes into effect your debt service because everybody's is different.The beauty of the commercial sector as there are many finance models and deal structures without the regulation BS on the residential side.Class A property is mainly for institutional investors.They are dealing with retirement accounts of differing sectors etc. and are looking for SAFE returns that keep up with inflation and grow a little.A regular investor trying to do WEALTH ACCUMULATION instead of WEALTH PRESERVATION can't grow enough on marginal returns.This is why most investors focus on B,C,D property.You have the quality of the building A,B,C,D and the quality of the location A,B,C,D.Most of the investors like the value add deals where they can create huge returns once stabilized.Typically in this scenario you will get a group of small investors with 75k such as yourself and pool funds together to buy for cash and rehab.

It has appreciated handsomely, sheltered my income, and for a few years, was a source of rental income.I certainly get some utility out of picking my own finishes and fixing things at my leisure.

Essentially if you were to split Ohio in 4 corners (N,E,S,W) I would work in the north east sector.. while allowing myself to venture just east of the northern part (Cleveland area).

But it'll come.Long-term goal is for brand recognition of the Green Apartment Network - providing value to all kinds of sectors of a market subset.

@Todd Whiddon that scope of work description you gave is very similar to contracts I've managed for many different types of deliverables and services outside of the real-estate sector.  

I can purchase additional properties at my leisure, or not at all.