As you probably know sometimes you have to jump to avoid a rollerskate, or duck to avoid a low beam.

You have to watch a little for roller marks but I am not sure it did much as far as the hi build.  

I have all the tools, but some things like paint rollers, saw blades, etc need to be replaced.

i'd be excited to strip or sand the finish in a spot to preview what the bare wood looks like without that dark/opaque stain/finish, and would go a step further by spot refinishing to see how it looks with a brighter finish after stripped/sanded.that said, i'd also be reminded wood floors are high maintenance (ie, scratch easily even with todays finishes like varathane that claim u can skate on it!)

If I were some high roller investor making 50 grand a month, yeah, I'd be concerned with reputation and just pay for it without thinking twice.  

True roller coaster.Share with us your plan of attack and let the experts weigh in.

Five years ago it seemed more obvious to me where to invest in paper assets but these days the market seems like a roller coaster and unpredictable.

for me (a do it yourselfer) i'd jump on a piece of property like that if i lived anywhere close to the location.with 5000 square foot of space i'd be able to recoup my costs a few different ways.Step 1 identify the extent of the leaks/damage. if the building is recoverable with minimal costs. clean it up determine a niche market in the areaindoor skate park/gymhttp://whitespacehou.com/ - small rent-able by the hour offices for realters/investors/other needy peoplearcadeadd a stage and rock out with a bandrecycling facilitystorage facilityif the building is not recoverable.  

Thirdly, the connections which I made through this site that made me feel more comfortable in Pulling the trigger.I purposely am not going to Divulge too many details...for privacy reasons (feel free to PM if you'd like and I would be more than happy to divulge :) ) What I will say is this ...It was a roller coaster in which hell of a lot of learning was done.The process took a few months and every week was different.

Do you think YouTube will help you get perfect drip free painting roller work done?