Now, however, I do think real estate is a better long-term bet than sticking money in a low-fee index fund.I just did about 20 minutes of research... 

And wouldn't landlords welcome a cancellation fee versus simple non-payment, which is often the case now with retail tenants?

I bet you end up in the $19-22k range.I can only see 4 meters in the StreetView, which is weird.

I definitely would not want to own any commercial retail/office today, as I don't have a great solution for them yet, but I can bet the person who figures out how to best repurpose them into a valuable asset again will make a fortune. 

It will be a long-term play because appreciation is low and slow here, but some of the highest risk areas are right outside of very popular areas (huge river renovation/development and out the medical district, think hospitals, research facilities, med school), so it's a good bet! 

Best bet: 1) Use Listsource to pull names from your farm area2) Use Propstream to map where you want to send letters to...extract and send to pdfThen, hook up with a mailhouse that can send you mail based off the names you have saved.

If personal property, just outline and get the buyer to signEven giving it away for free is a victory versus paying

I am not as familiar with the gulf shores market as the PCB/Destin area but I bet you could make it work with it paying for itself if you are willing to only go at slow, low rates times frames.

People, in the COVID-19 case, are betting on the future instead of what’s happening now.

Versus a year ago, purchase applications are down 19%, but climbing back, demand now within 15% of pre-shutdown levels.Link