(Nice quaint, family neighborhoods) I went ahead and recreated the Bigger Pockets calculator into excel so I could evaluate the properties individually but also as a group.

It’s an excellent area for rentals, although currently tough to buy at numbers that make sense.

There are all types of long term loan products available for commercial properties. 

Especially if it's hard moneyif it's a heloc or private money and your financials are strong enough to hold both notes, they may not care to do either and just cut you a check. seasoning is common and differs by loan product and the bank overlay (meaning the bank may be more strict even if the product says 6 month seasoning and require you to wait 12)delayed finance is a bit tricky because it generally requires a lender who knows the program well.

Volatility and risk in the product type coupled with an economic slowdown... investors just aren't and won't be looking to place capital in the retail sector when other areas like multifamily and office remain hot. 

I have a huge long list of tax delinquent properties I got from the county's office, I was wondering should I type as much information as I can into excel myself or is there an better less tedious option???????

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I also launched a customized T-shirt company and that has taught me much in the way of product development, managing operating costs and expenses as well as marketing, profit margins and other cool things you're not taught in school.

We have an excellent credit score (820+) and have about 250k equity in our home.

When we left the place was in excellent condition, but needed cleaning.