I want to continue further down this path of real estate investing but I feel that there's an expiration date for me since the W2 will not always have my back.

I want to make a move for my 2nd property but I do not have a lot of liquid cash currently.

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I want to continue further down this path of real estate investing but I feel that there's an expiration date for me since the W2 will not always have my back.

Just let the contract expire? 

When I was investing in Fishtown/Kensington, north of E Lehigh Ave was a major price drop off.

(Please correct me here if I'm wrong, I'm new to this.)THE QUESTIONS: Is there anyway to acquire this lien from the previous lienholder, or do I have to wait the 5 years for their interest in the property to expire before I can foreclose?

My own perspective is that rental property should return a premium over the stock market in order to account for the increased risk, lower liquidity, and higher personal involvement. 

Another investor owned it and was looking to liquidate in order to use the money for another deal; I believe he was looking to building new residences somewhere.

(See #'s 1 - 3 above).5a - If bought correctly, the REI can quickly recover ALL of the cost of that investment...and still remain in control of that investment...and still receive liquid (cash flow) returns from that same investment.5b - If bought correctly, the cost of the REI can be recovered quickly thus making all net returns from that point forward 100% profit.5c - If bought correctly, you can use the same money over and over again to control of an infinite number of REI.6 - RE CAN be purchased using "free" money...over and over again...and these are just some of the additional items most of these articles never mention.