I plan on holding on to the property for at least 10 years because of tax consequences if I were to sell.  

Hi @Danielle Davis, You definitely have the right frame of mind in seeking a mentor - a seasoned local investor can be invaluable in helping you learn the tricks of the trade here.I definitely struggled to find some great mentors myself, however, and I think that my experience could perhaps be of value to you!

Many of them today have dropped so low that they are trading below net asset value.

Be this owner's consequence.  

Hi @Cory BakerYou definitely have the right frame of mind in seeking a mentor - a seasoned local investor can be invaluable in helping you learn the tricks of the trade here.I definitely struggled to find some great mentors myself, however, and I think that my experience could perhaps be of value to you!

I don't know many long standing business people that are willing to trade risk for no return. 

Go to Google Finance and type in the ticker RJET, it's a recent purchase of mine.I paid around $3/share and it's now trading about twice that after holding it a month or so.

To them, the only purpose for words is to get what they want at the moment, with no thought about consequences.

Hello everyone my name is Marc, I'm currently working at a grocery store and just tired of "trading time for money".

We are in the banking and FX trading business.