It's rather hard to find decent commercial properties around here paying more than an 8-9% cap rate, so it seems like my money is better spent continuing with SFR.You could easily use something else as a comparison, as long as it was a common denominator, but the important thing is that you have some reasonable way of determining where your best investments lie.First mistake you are making is assuming that a cap rate is a "return". 

Originally posted by @Steve Katuska:You have Vacancy Rate listed twice - are you double counting that one Whoops - my mistake.

I thought it was a mistake.

I know I am going to make mistakes.

It touches a nerve when I hear "jump in and and learn from your mistakes" or your own statement. 

When you are sitting there at closing and there was a problem on the HUD-1,...the title attorney or closing agent would just go fix the mistake and print off a new HUD-1.  

The biggest advantage, I believe, is avoiding the mistakes you would have otherwise made without BP.

I want to know views from experienced folks if I am making a gross mistake. 

It's been a lot of hard work and strategic decisions and a lot of learning and mistakes along the way.  

Don't fight with them just do what you have to do and take it as a lesson so you will never make the same mistake again.