Months ago for buy & hold investment, we bought a small 300sf freestanding commercial property on 2000sf lot that used to be residence then barbershop then flowershop then unpermitted cbd brownie shop then beauty salon now vacant.One thing I overlooked until field underwriter for insurance came banged car door on the curb edge (she called it the reveal) then tripped trying to step up onto it.. then measured it and said its 16" and the maximum supposed to 8" so they can't insure it as any walker-by even if we just get investment holding insurance may get hurt and sue owners and the city to collect from whomever or both.I asked the city and they said they don't plan to fix it. 

Positive cash flow deals are very hard to find unless you are looking to go out a little more rural, about an hour to hour and a half from the CBD.

CBD, city fringes, employment 'pockets' scattered around the region?

Cannabis, hemp or CBD projects, indoors or outside?

This alone could stop you selling yours esp in touch market.It is clear or expected that bad time would come and it is within 2 years.I only own condos in CBD, very high cost place with high potential for capital appreciation.

You could bet on Tysons area the power CBD here, gap between brand new condo and older ones are not logical, eventually old ones will go up, but no cash flow here.

Australian property is pretty special like that especially in capital cities.For a decent size house in Sydney, within striking distance of the CBD - at this point one might as well budget for a million dollars.

It has always seemed counter intuitive that inner city RE is really prime land, near CBD, etc.

The central business district (aka CBD or "downtown") has very little vacant land.

The local police force has cracked down severely on the area since then, crime rites have dropped substantially and due to the unique location of this area (Located directly between the CBD of Cincinnati and the UC campus and hospitals) there has been a rennaissance in the area.