And for the aspiring investors out there who are hesitating pulling the trigger on your first deal, just know that whatever goals you may have- big or small- they are reachable!

Eventually, you need to pull the trigger and buy something.  

When I started, I did not pull the trigger on my first deal until I had someone that knew a bit more about investing than I did.

For me, after years of trying to get involved in REI locally, and just not being able to pull the trigger, I finally jumped in with an out of state turnkey company that made it easy for a busy professional like I was at the time, and had the right cash flowing price points.  

@Mindy Jensen should be able to you look into your situation and see what triggered the lockout.

The locations I am considering are Woodbridge, Manassas, Stafford, Fredericksburg, Fairfax, Springfield, Alexandria… (that should trigger a lot of keyword alerts) In the interest of time and not boring everyone with a lengthy introduction that will spell out all my real estate aspirations… I’ll keep blog post with any personal updates and lessons learned.

Near me there are several 2 story restaurants where I've not seen an elevator, but those are crazy old buildings which probably haven't been sold recently enough to trigger any accessibility laws (or it could be that I never paid attention honestly)

That's where running the numbers comes in, but you'll want to be very knowledgeable before pulling the trigger.

@John D. what conditions would trigger a margin call for you?

41 units, no wonder I can never pull the trigger and buy one.