I know you are already maxed on your budget, but that might cost less than the price drop.I don't like the dark trim in the entry area.  

Only weddings I attended were immediate family and thankfully hardly anyone I knew passed away.but those sat and sun.. those were up at 6 am work till dark.. then Monday was escrow set up day.. then back to playing golf all week..

This may be a generalization and not applicable here but a trick with lenders and mortgage brokers is to keep you in the dark until the last minute.

I'm looking for someone who's willing to guide me and/or who I can shadow to learn the business from.

IMHO, dont own anything for 12 months min, the housing market is still dropping, with shadow inventory not even coming from behind the banker's curtain.

I lurked for about a year before taking the leap out of the shadows.

They tend to build a veneer front and sheet metal sides and back and be off the beaten path a little bit because they do not want to pay per sq ft corner money.Having said that there are generally more buyers because they are cheaper to purchase. if  a Dollar Store goes dark the second generational tenant pays less for a sub-prime location.

Lender wants to know when option comes up and tenant does not renew that land and building dark value is not lower than remaining loan balance.

You’ll also want to think about the internal rate of return (IRR), which compares the future value of the property to what it’s worth today.When considering an investment property, it’s important to not be in the dark on how large of a return on investment the home can provide.

I think of it like this I could watch a YouTube video how to rebuild a car engine or I could shadow a seasoned car mechanic and learn how he rebuilds car engines.