Personally, I expect I will get a lot more hammered in the stock market (which is heavily manipulated, in comparison) in the coming years than in the syndication space, but none of us has a crystal ball.

What about renting cheap space under a commercial lease--or even a sublease.Have you spoken with any local Commercial Brokers about leasing (Re your cash flow).Something to discuss with the Brokers (if you go that route) is do you conduct business with customers at this location in person often, or is it just workers that need it.Good Luck!

My wife and I are expecting our 1st child and she wanted to have her own space.

This property is unique as it was originally separate buildings that were eventually combined and then slowly converted some of the space into residential living space.

Does the lease very clearly calls out what space they are allowed to occupy?

Because its store front/restaurant space, rehabbing it would not be ideal since we have no idea what is coming in. 2.

(Owner-occupied)You can play with these on your county's tax assessor sight, estimating real property taxes for occupied/rental.If you want to get into the SFH space, and be competitive, I think your best bet is to invest in properties whose assessed value is sub $75k-$90k.

This isn't just in the living space but in the attic more importantly.  

My question to the group:  1) Besides space heaters, what other options are out there?  

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