I don't think those are bad things and sometimes the personal decision for your ideal life outweighs the "conventional hold forever" decision.You have options, that's the best place you can be.

., and based on previous life experience, I am confident somehow, somewhere, someday, I'll be able to use this information to my advantage.

Statistically, I would bet that many of these properties could be at risk from a similar event before the reconstruction could even be completed.What is the new premium on a $5-10-20M insurance policy and how could it ever be recuperated during the life of the policy or length of the average 30 year loan? 

Several options you can explore to get the down payment capital: Solo401k; HELOC on personal residence or from equity of the SFR; Cash Value Life Insurance Policy; Business Credit; Private Lenders, to name a few.

With a teaching and leadership backgroud, I have an interest to help others write their programs or review their presentations to address every learning style.

There is life stages to investing, and the math is clear that strategic debt use, strategic leverage, pyramiding, appreciation, is the wealth generator. 

Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.

Retail strip and lifestyle centers are doing well. 

It might be that this couple that owns the house is just getting their feet wet with having someone else managing the property and they want to get comfortable with your management style as being what they want.

Thank you for all the tips an I am a learner of life trying to get all the knowledge i can get.