I'm disappointed at the criticism offered by some of you that didn't take the time to thoroughly read the man's post.

And Mike, this isn't critical of you.

Therefore, a critical location selection metric is that rents and prices are rising faster than inflation.

I think we are going to stay in our current home for a bit longer (We got my child into a better school, so us moving isn't as time critical anymore). 

Very critical to secure a good property management company - absolutely critical unless you are local and can run at moments notice.

Plus we have Lexus Nexus that allows us to hunt people down like a PI.. that again is critical to success in this endeavor. 

It sounds like the title and lien search is a very critical step.

However, I am critically low on money.

Commercial properties are valued based on the income approach for which the Cap Rate is a critical input.Assuming it is a commercial property, what you paid may or may not be in line with prevailing Cap Rates.

It is critical to understand how to have money make you money.