I also agree that it is less of a risk at 25%.Either way I agree I should go with what's best after analyzing the best deal.

Individually metering each unit, flooring and reset capable locks are popular.

There are younger guys who could use the work :-) I really only do it for enjoyment now, so if I need quick turn around time I hire it done.I don't really have a "type" of commercial space--wouldn't necessarily want a restaurant as a tenant  (too unpredictable) unless it was a popular and established business.  

When you are analyzing a deal, how much increase in property taxes do you calculate in for each year?

When you do get a credible response to your marketing, reach out to one of your contacts for help in analyzing and/or helping fund the deal.

Even after looking at numbers and trying to analyze this one complex, still not sure. 

It is our job to analyze the market and take advantage of the best opportunities that it presents......if you lock yourself into one type of investment (buy and hold, lets say), then you do yourself a disservice by also locking yourself into a specific geographic region that doesn't necessarily present the proper conditions for that type of investment to thrive.

Finding a really good agent that understands real estate investing, knows how to analyze data, and respond promptly can be very difficult.  

Those are very popular (and therefore pretty expensive) neighborhoods, although coming from San Francisco, you may laugh at our notion of expensive.  

I'm no different.I'm currently just trying to learn absolutely as much as possible while analyzing properties I find on the MLS, mostly for the experience and practice it gives me.