It should still work out, but i wonder if others new to commercial have felt like that.

But you'll take her as a 3rd backup and will keep the ads up in case the first 2 don't work out. 

I see how the numbers work out and I truly want to provide great housing for people in my area.Have you found people to be receptive to being honest? 

The numbers work out but I'm struggling with the market itself - all the comp data I find is for Des Moines and it's hard to find much rental information as well. 

@Conrad Metzenberg  Avocado toast is a great one. speaking of gentrification indicators, i've noticed some that stand out:more than one night time dog walker, extra points if it's a female on a cell phone; tattoo parlors, funky coffee place, small niche workout gyms, anything Asian that isn't Chinese, all within 3-4 blocks; any hippy or hipster sightings, extra points if you see them at Whole Foods later; very low people count in the middle of the day 

We personally work out of the Kansas City market, which is strong and a great cash flow area.

Will definitely work out for you in the long run.

Not going to work out for me.

Most of the time this land is handed down from a death in the family, was an investment opp that didn't work out, or sometimes it is literally forgotten about.

Maybe it will work out, maybe it won't, but I get to learn a lot more about real estate investing in the process.I'd recommend you go out and meet other local investors.