The 2 buildings together,could be gutted and rehabbed to single family homes and resold for 275-350k each, the area is 3 blocks from the water also, and one of the areas hottest neighborhoods- Yes it is not listed, again my partner has it under contract.

I started doing it myself with the 3 month filters since they are a pain to change, and the tenants weren't doing it.

(You can also learn the painful lessons you must learn on a smaller scale before you start with bigger numbers.)Of course, that only works if you have the time, skill, and inclination, but it is the route I am taking.You might be surprised at the deals that are available on the low end right now.I am not opposed to debt used wisely and competently, but I support your idea to go without it.

Sometimes short term gain = long term pain.

Its a pain to connect and disconnect, and you risk damaging the faucet if you're not careful.

., I feel your pain.

Hell, there is this burgeoning website, census.gov, which provides essentially any element of demographic data one could ever imagine down to census tract block groups (which, in cities, is a very small, concentrated area). 

The bigger we grow, the more I think we should run the business like a business, as the 401k and W2 are not adequate or would be painful financially to take out.

I politely asked to her to hang up immediately and call them, I was almost an hour away and they were literally 3 blocks away.

depends on the demographics.If its a retirement neighborhood, lots of elderly people some may find it a tripping hazard or a pain for walkers, wheel chairs etc...Down here in south Florida many older folks would not buy two story homes because of having to trek up and down, and we have lots of older folks.Sometimes the elevation difference can be partially minimized visually by using creative threshold transition pieces.