I think first off what kind of money is involved here..  1 acre prime commercial worth 500k or 1 acre of high AZ desert worth 10k..

Refi in year 5 to pay off balloon and keep the property longer; Or Sell it outright pay-off balloon and walk away with massive chunk of equity ($140K+)Return on Investment: Assuming you were cash flow positive for 5 years (99% certain), you turned your $23,800 investment into $140K equity position by year 5.

But in terms of setting it up I think I'm better off leaving it to the techies...Jim- Your comment(s) are testimony to what Josh and myself are saying.

I will say though, the best deals for me have been off market.

Exhaust fans aren't required by code here, and honestly it would be really hard to put one in that was the required height above the range due to the sloping ceilings.So, in short, I would really like to put an electric stove up there and have the gas line capped off before the new tenant moves in.

Stay in the job and snowball all my mortgages and let life coast or get off a job still snowball slowly and live life slower.Initially, when I purchased my first apartment building 10 years ago, I did it because I was curious.

If the tree is hanging over the property line-you can cut those branches off. 

Simply because the design doesn't promote death benefit, it promotes cash value growth.

Their sky-high value will begin to decline at some point.End of year I am grossing $25k each unit, and netting $11k on the paid off unit after taxes, insurance, HOA fees and modest repairs.

I guess I’ll leave off with a couple quotes I enjoy.