For you simply studying might be the trick.

I am simply putting it out there to get some constructive feedback like others have offered.

Unless houses are very very cheap I assume you were simply missing some real comps.

I think simply sitting down with the seller and discussing what they need would be the place to start.

On the other hand, the property may appreciate in those five years, giving me "free" equity beyond simply what I paid into it.

If it were me, I would rip out all the edge tiles and replace them, simply from a momentum and finished result aspect.Good luck!

Yes, it all boils down to what I call Investor Temperament.

Or, simply buy, rehab, and sell for a profit?  

The renter was just overall disrespectful of the space and took advantage of things where they could there's a lot more to it than that but I'm trying to keep things short, Ish.I have a folder of basic House Rules like a lights out time and we all should be aware that sound travels, basic stuff.But one particular thing that urged me asking her to leave was I came home from a real estate job around 2am to a pot on the stove that was at a rolling boil and a pan in the oven, meanwhile she is asleep.Going off this it makes me feel like I need to put a rule down for every little thing even though it seems common sense not to leave cooking food unattended.Does anyone have any advice for some house rules that they have created that they would like to share?

I ran a check on one of my prospects for the office space and the service returned as 'Decline' because of a criminal record on file that happened 22 years ago for possession of a control substance.What would you do in this case, for a residential customer I would have simply declined , but for a office space , with small enough rent, should I take a risk of rent it to him?