.- Tax Benefits: building deprecation, cost segregation, write offs etc..- Principal debt paydown: tenant paying off your loan.- Cash flow.Once the above are all added up, your true Rate Return will by far exceed your returns with stocks.Now regarding the different type of real estate, that depends on a lot of factors and mostly on your financial goals and where are you in life today.

Also, what is the age of each building and the major systems?

Make your own signs if you are determined to do this.I'm not a fan of open houses for a lot of reasons, so understand their reluctance to do it, but lots of agents want to do it, so normally in our office the experienced agents don't do them, but there are lots of new agents who have been told this is a good way to build their business.   

End of the day though you can still buy existing homes there for less than replacement costs and until that changes you will continue to have very little competition from new builds.

My plan is to essentially by up the scrap lots left in newer subdivision neighborhoods by big developers, build sub 2,000 sqf single family homes, and market them between 200,000$ and 300,000$.

If you want to go far, build a team."

That way, you can lean on their experience to help you build your own track record and investor base.This is exactly what I did when I got started in multifamily syndication.

Sorry you had that headache with the office building!

I believe that building strong relationships within the real estate investing community is key to long-term success.Thank you for taking the time to read my introduction.

Common problems are sewage backups, mold, infestations of rats, and other pests, faulty wiring, roof leaks and it violates the city’s building, health and fire code poses health and safety risk.