. - let phone entry is also important but again, compare it to rental around you.

I know there are several other BP members in Logan that are active on the site, so you should be able to link up with some folks locally as well.Logan can be a tough market for rentals since the rent rates are pretty low compared to the purchase price and there's not a lot of inventory. 

It’s a section 8 tenant and they don’t pay much compared to what I can get on the normal rental market.

Assuming this is on the up-and-up, fire damage isn't the end of the world if you have a good contractor...and assuming the place hasn't sat in the elements for 2-years growing mold on drywall....still houses are sturdy and some of the things that scare people away can be fixed. 

Adding onto Jay's point.. calculate your current rent per sqft on your dental office and calculate the rent on a possible medical building youd buy and compare the per ft cost of each building.

Health share plans are pretty comparable to my corporate healthcare plan now.

Would love to connect and compare notes when you have a minute. 

Positives of the House: Amazing updated high end kitchen all stainless steel appliancesNew RoofCan lighting in all bedrooms, living room, and kitchenHigh End basement bathroom includes Jets in shower wall and Heated tile floorNew Central ACNew FurnaceNew HVAC ducting throughoutNewer Vinyl SidingNewer guttersMany newer vinyl windowsNewly wired for gigabit speed ethernet in all roomsOpen cell insulation on second floor roof (solves all cape cod style home problems with ice damming)Nice landscaping both in front and in backGreat curb appealFenced in LotFull BasementOpen concept living roomVery low taxes compared to rest of Lake County IllinoisFinished will have 2 full baths, 3 bedroomsNew copper plumbingNew Natural Gas pipingAll Capital Expenditures are taken care of!

That being said, I believe it's the Census Bureau that defines MSAs so the only way your guaranteed to get consistent and comparable data is to use their reports and the limited info it contains.

It just may be harder in some places compared to others.