Water is shut off and they are removing the electrical meter.

Class C transitioning to Class B: more renovated homes, higher income tenants and homeowners moving in, nice cafes, shops, restaurants, coffee shops opening up.An extreme example of Class C to B is in San Francisco - when I was a kid, what was not a safe neighborhood and had lower income people, is now in high demand and tech workers making $200,000+ are living there and people walking around at night going to restaurants and shop. 

Google and Yelp in some towns could rank Applebees as the best restaurant.

(Sidenote, cattle inventory in the US is at an all-time low and now we are shutting down imports from the south because of a parasite "new world screwworm") - so I guess my steaks are going to go up no matter what. 

I would assume any halfway intelligent human being would understand we mean "shut and lock" but maybe I assume too much. 

Quote from @Brock Dowis: I’m looking into franchise restaurants.

Two years ago I had an open-and-shut case of negligence against a CPA.

Hey Kate,We own a few mixed-use properties (restaurant/apartment combos) in the Lehigh Valley, and they’ve been great investments.

Looks like 5 is shut down, probably being used as the fire break. 

Either way, clear communication with the guests about who’s managing the property is key to keeping reviews and satisfaction high.Permit Timing:The permit delay makes things tougher, but if you buy the furniture and keep future bookings, you might be able to use that time to update décor piece by piece without fully shutting down operations.