.- As a first time home buyer, don't get swept up in the excitement of seeing a home you could see yourself living in. Take

I enjoy motorcycles, mountain bikes, camping, fishing, good food and travel.

According to him, he was waiting to see if it would get acquired and redeveloped by a large retailer (Walmart, food lion, etc...)  

@Mayer M.Hi Mayer PM me and I will send an intake form that will allow me to run my pro forma on the project and share the results with you

I've also found that the need for affordable student housing, projected future growth of the medical and food service industries in Michiana, landlord-friendly state laws, and incentives to bring new businesses to the area make South Bend and the surrounding areas a decent first market for me to dip my toes into out-of-state investing. 

If there's a rental market, that may be a fairly stable income source while you wait for something else to develop.5000 cars per day wouldn't be enough for a fast food restaurant or something like that but would maybe work for a Dollar General or similar.The offer on the 10 acres is for farming purposes?

@Robert Delaney Congratulations, in taking the first step ACTION!

If it’s an older house they likely threw aluminum vented soffit right over the old wood soffits that had almost zero intake vents.

May often see more stores like Dollar General, fast food, family owned small businesses etc. as opposed to larger retail stores.

Just food for thought.