Use it as a workshop (maybe rent part of it out as workshop/art space to cover part or all of my monthly payment) and fix the property up over the course of the next year or two. 

For any of you that have canvassed for retail tenants you know that it is an art form that needs constant refinement.

@Art Allen I hear you. 

The city is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies, leading healthcare and research institutions, and a thriving art and cultural scene.

Art Lee President Winning Home Buying Solutions

Just curious about how to judge them as there's no easy to view rating system for them.Yeah, appraising is an art, not a science.

She is pursuing an art fellowship.

Population : 13 0003 hours from Boston, 3 hours from NYC, 3 Ski resort 20 min away,Windsor Lake, Tourist Hotel, MASS MoCa - Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary art ( about 300k visitors a year), low property taxes, MCLA - Mass College of Liberal Arts (1500 students) and most important EMRCA - will attract 1,298,00 visitor, create more then 3000 jobs, and generate 328m in increased local economic output.I bought a rental property in North Adams few months ago, positive cash flow.

Cuttings costs where it matters and making things work with minor efforts is an art not to mention a money making technique.

I wanted to do a cash out refi so I called my lender. They asked how much I wanted to take out and I said as much as possible. They asked me what I thought the house was worth and I said $250k, Zillow says 255k so abo...