About me:Towards the end of a long rewarding career on the Cuyahoga Falls Fire Department and as a Rescue Squad Officer on DHS/FEMA Ohio Task Force One, I began investing in real estate, both from a rehab/turn-over and a buy-and-hold approach.

You run the risk of forcing your self to sell stocks at the wrong time. 

Which would force me to also update the building to get FMR otherwise I'll have to consider renting out for $200/room and that is not very profitable and I think there's a time where it's just too cheap.I think the sub 400k offer is a solid one and I'll have to stick to that 350k range or pass on it. 

I'm leaning towards leveraging the money to get into a small commercial property to try and get both cash flow and forced appreciation, but I don't think it will be easy to find a property that fits that budget and a lender who will work with me.Cheers,Aaron

That is forced appreciation, and it is better in Glendale than Lancaster.

There are certain types of debt instruments (such as mortgage debt) that should be used solely as a tool to build wealth and acquire assets that will directly impact your net worth.

I am new to the Texas market, I have lived here for going on 8 years now as a United States Air Force member.Very Respectfully,Kevin C Crider Jr

In the states where I work, without the cancellation agreement, the seller can't sell the property as the purchase agreement is still in force, despite the no show.

However, if a determined tenant could display that you were charging them more rent for a duplicate property, for no justifiable business reason (rents went up after lease expiration, building taxes, etc), than another tenant, they could probably come up with a protected class reason that you were violating - race, age, family status, etc, and then you would be forced to use your "pain in the ***" logic in court to defend the differential.So I would say you should probably not proceed down that road, and if you do, I would probably delete this thread. 

How well many real estate investors study the impact of micro econ and B.