We want to be respectful of the landlord and the property management, so any advice on how to handle this would be great.

I would say that you have a lot of opportunities for investing @Randall Alan explained well your financial strategies.With respect to what strategies to choose is depending on what you are willing to learn.STR depending the area is always a good strategy though you have to understand that is hospitality no real estate.Outside it will depend on the country and your knowledge.

I am in due diligence with a respectable developer in BGC. 2.

I like miami and columbus because miami is land locked and the opposite. columbus is very affordable. both are the highest net migration cities by head count in their respective states 

This entails being aware of the advantages it will offer to both parties as well as how it fits into their respective long-term company strategies.

Just goto the secretary of state for the respective state and make it yourself.

Since my expertise is in multifamily, I am going to explain each cycle with respect to the multifamily asset class.

With respect to the equity, If you have 25% equity in the property you may be able to pull out some money depending on what the lenders LTV guidelines are.  

Take control, know your market and cover your assets.Mike there are threads on this 1000 repsonses long. you would have to read up.. this is a HUGE deal what happened is this from my point of view.Morris well respected fox news  anchor tries to enter the real estate marketing space.. and has no clue as to how to invest himself.but very good at marketing.. 

The gap was 22.1% in the South, and much larger in the Midwest and Northeast, at 52.0% and 60.0%, respectively.