I’m just trying to play it as safe as possible considering it’s been vacant for so long and I have no idea the condition in which the previous owner left things.  

I also believe social media plays a big role in people not really wanting to work, especially with younger folks.

The operator's track record may not align with your goals (you are long term cash flow play, they are sell and redeploy, or vice versa).  

This campus hosts a large Magnolia home goods store, high end furniture store, cupcake bakery, coffee shop, gardening shop, live music concert venue, large grass area with toys and balls for kids to play with, an open plaza with eight food trucks, a small baseball field (that Babe Ruth once played on and families can now play on for fun), a restored historic chapel (the oldest chapel in Central Texas), and six boutique shops with men, women, and children's products.

Unless you bought RE a few years ago, created equity via successful BRRRR, flip, or do a combination you're just playing the appreciation game. 

That's one of the 'fun' bits of being a landlord.

Thank you (everyone) for some fun reading tonight.

MTR is more of a convenience and less of an amenity play.

U know this is how some sharp folks will play this.

I think there is definitely a couple strategies at play here for you and your family.