. :) For some, I imagine you will have more than $200k sitting in them as "potential equity" you could sell 2, 3 or more of them and now trade them for a 6 or 10 + unit property.

You have mortgaged properties sitting vacant and properties in need to rehab.

Quote from @Joseph Shuster: $1.45M loan on a $2.2M property at 7.125%That's fine, just how do you sit in general?

Also I'd say the first step before you get too far is sit down with a great loan officer and let them run your credit and look at your tax returns and assets and come up with the best gameplan for your situation. 

@Adam Peralto More & more owners are posting here on BP about their rentals sitting vacant too long.Which means owners aren't paying attention to the rental market - which is slowing, causing Days On Market (DOM) to increase:(Take a look at the graph below from ShowMojo, comparing average DOM for 2018-2024.DOM are now about 40% longer than they were 2 years ago.Many owners also don't seem to be aware of real estate market fundamentals, such as seasonal effects:1) After September, when kids go back to school, there's a noticeable dip in activity in both the sales & rentals.2) After Halloween, there's another noticeable dip.

It had been sitting on the market for a long time and the sellers were willing to drop the price significantly.

How do those sales sit within each concepts rankings?

Buying stocks and just letting money sit in a high yield savings account is much more passive than any type of rental property.

Every city is different, PLEASE get yourself to a RE meeting, and do NOT try and do all this from books and sitting online, it will not end well. 

Anyone sitting on the sidelines is probably missing opportunities.