Another option I’m considering is finding a mixed use building with residential rental space above and do a single tenant commercial space below.

One other thing to note about the h/st Trinidad corridor that often gets lost, its most of the area isn’t that metro accessible, when the city was growing and they hadn’t fully built out navy yard/the wharf/noma yet that was ok, but with the city shrinking and other newer more appealing options I do worry that the metro accessibly plus the age of the neighborhood will be a real long term issue.

I don't have a guidebook through them(or at all), but if I were to create one, I would probably use touchstay or another 3rd party option like that. 

I ended up offering it as a lease with an option to buy.

And in most cases it is still a very good option for a home's plumbing system.

There's no way around the 20% down minimum for an investment property--creative options like the piggyback mortgage are only for primary residences. 

Larry’s heirs don’t pay, what are my options?

Just wondering what some have experienced with these two options and why they like one over the other.Thanks in Advance and cheers!

I think Columbus is a great option to consider.

I'd weight the options of high EMD with an inspection contingency so my money isn't at risk, and low(er) EMD with no contingency and I could lose my money.