But buying with Hard Money should still be a lot less out of pocket.It was also mentioned above that lower loan amounts and having a "seasoning" period might occur....and that is possible...so we need to interview lenders beforehand and only work with ones that DON'T have these restrictions. 

The police are usually aware of the activity but it takes time for them to build their case and do a raid or for shootings to occur which warrants the police attention.

Whenever an Owner Financing occurs this keeps both parties in Clear view of all expections, thus leaving less if any room for default.

This is in addition to the constant other property tax increases that occur every year. 

For example if they were taking a portion that impacted the traffic flow to your center for access or taking a piece of your parking lot that affected your parking spaces to sq ft ratio for the tenants and customers.Another example is if they changed turn lanes or lights to where (STACKING) occurs.

The umbrella will be more likely to protect your from a personal accident than a rental incident if you have only one property. 

Unfortunately the lease does not  clearly state what should occur in a situation like this.  

Car accident, IRS or state, other lawsuit.  

This is interesting while investing in a state with a high income tax.While California will allow you to utilize the losses from rentals as you occur them.

It's currently not one of those 'boom' times; and I don't intend on counting on that to occur in the future either...so I'm treating it like a nice bonus if it does.