It's a fallacy to line them all up and try to have them go head-to-head, or to zoom in on hypothetical return modelling that really doesn't sufficiently account for the reality of how the instrument may perform.My two cents is to work with a qualified financial professional that can help assess things that might make sense for you, model things specific to your situation, and then make an assessment for what things seem to be a fit, and which things don't.

As far as location’s you will more or less be limited to D.C. and frankly not great areas in the city, there are pockets of Maryland that have them, mainly some parts of Baltimore, a few parts of Baltimore county, Takoma park, Hagerstown & a few parts of the eastern shore but the vast vast majority will be in D.C. 

When I first joined I was highly impressed with the vast knowledge I received.

I would suggest getting professional pictures taken, or at least using something a bit more high quality and ensuring there is sufficient light in all the rooms.

Whenever you are using leverage, you need to have ample slack in the system and sufficient cash reserves (or access to cheap & instant cash) to cover vacancies, capital expenses, unplanned maintenance, and other issues to avoid missing your note payments. 

And keep in mind, this is to an economy who shed a vast swath of skilled labor via '08' GFC and people retraining out of such. 

If the market cycle changes; if your area of interest isn’t right; if you don’t have sufficient capital or credit; and if your not a “fit” for the work necessary to close the transaction, then you might have thrown $15,000 or $40,000 or MORE down the drain.  

The vast majority of tax preparers merely fill out forms you or their software tells them to fill out.

Give them a specific amount of time to clean it up or face a penalty. 24 hours should be more than sufficient.

Would I need to add a second egress to the 3rd floor for this to be compliant or would the one egress (from the back stairs) be sufficient?