Further, compliance will not negotiate with the consumer -- you're getting the "consumer protection" like it or not.Best bet is to just do it. 

Whereas like you stated, if you invest that $300 or rather save it for a future property, I can safely bet you will return more than 4.6%.

Most of the deals we see are from our investor network, past clients or cooperating brokers.Your best bet is to meet with a commercial lender, analyze your current holdings with a commercial agent and decide on the best way to proceed.  

But I bet you can get private money in the 6-8% range.  

@Daniel Delsignor if you don't have any more than say 50-60k then NB is probably your best bet.

Your best bet, if you desire a real person out in front of you that you can shake hands with and pose questions to, would be to attend a meeting at any of your local real estate investment associations (or REIAs).

Cheers to that Jen.Since you have extra money, in my opinion, real estate is probably the safest and best bet to go.

One caveat - don't expect the same rents as the luxury locations, but I bet you can make a nice income from it. 

We are betting that downtown prices will expand to that major street.

I think @Jay Hinrichs touches on the important point... if you can reasonably expect appreciation, then it might be a good bet/gamble.