Would you rather be home based in the Bay Area with tons of things to do nearby, good weather, lots of nature, etc. or someplace with little culture, extreme temperatures, bland immediate environment, etc., etc.

Mainly due to aloe of power and natural gas use age in the winter months.But I’ve had issues with paid utilities before and that will probably be a deal breaker if I can’t drop the leases and resign with them paying utilities.Also note: the rental rates I’m going to change the lease to; is very good for my area and not at all unreasonable.

@Ben Pasculano, how about any triplex or quads similar in nature to your with 2 bedroom units?

There are some legal risks no matter which way you turn, its the nature of these smaller deals where one person is carrying the paper for others. 

The conditions and nature of the property are now in question - as you think - what else are they hiding or overlooking.

Naturally, that is not investing.

Cap rates extracted from other deals are informative but you have to understand each deal and how the cap rate was calculated.

The U.S has been driving the global markets the past decade and the cyclical nature of markets suggests that it may be time for foreign stocks to outperform the U.S for a while.

This is a great way to extract equity, but I don’t see how you could do that with owner financing.If these are already answered in the forums, I apologize in advance for not taking the time and searching the answers.

Sadly, it's just human nature and lots of people are unwilling to control the urge... oh well...