I like owning the whole property and not so much one space like a retail condo as you do not usually have control of the whole building which can impact your investment.

This will help you judge how soon your contractors can start rehabbing it, which in turn impacts how soon you will be completing final repairs, listing or renting it out, and closing on a sale or executing a lease.

This will help you judge how soon your contractors can start rehabbing it, which in turn impacts how soon you will be completing final repairs, listing or renting it out, and closing on a sale or executing a lease.

@Maurice George I was looking at Enid due to the Air Force base and flight school being located there.  

Force yourself into uncomfortable positions so you can get comfortable. 

I know it's difficult...I've been going to our local meetup for a year and still have to force myself to be there, but I've met some great contacts who have helped me with my real estate journey.You can do this! 

It forces you to think about it before withdrawing it to pay other expenses.

Using the example above, if I'm all in for $82K and the property appraises for $100K, then my forced appreciation is $18K.Assumptions:To create the Hypothetical SPY graph, I modeled what would happen if I invested the exact same principle with the exact same timing into SPY instead of into a property. 

But I see some renters not picking after themselves which make the community look a little blah and the houses are a stone throw away, how much of an impact should that cast in my decision to invest here?

Will this investment impact me negatively when I sell and the house is appraised?