.- Cross streets with signals- you want the traffic to slow down and stop and get bored, look around.- Up or down hill- Having a Driver go up or down hill towards the bench, forces them to wake up and analyze their surroundings.

What are the lot dimensions and what are the cross streets so I know which area of K town it is (K town can be very block to block)?

Anyone who calls back I enter into my standard CRM with a cross reference to my scout drive notes for address and notes about the property. 

maybe our paths will cross around these parts.Brandon Turnerthanks for the welcome!

I'm trying to 1.) reduce my housing expenses as much as possible and commuting time [not sure if they're both compatible or even possible as you mentioned due to HCOL] 2.) reap the tax depreciation/'paper-loss' benefits, and fingers crossed for 3.) an eventual 1031 exchange/take advantage of the $250k primary residence exemption for capital gains if possible. 

I have found one of each that I am interested in , and I know once you cross over to commercial, a-lot is different as far as financing , insurance , liability , loan term . interest rate , taxes etc.I am hoping with the commercial 5 unit I can get the seller to finance which will eliminate some of those concerns or temporarily re direct them until maybe the need for re financing comes into play. 

Fingers crossed!)

My oldest daughter does track and cross country.

My partners and I are on track to close a multifamily unit (fingers crossed!)

I've done one cross-collateral loan across a few different properties because the amount of equity in each was small, and the total loan came to to be about $40k or so.