Most towns don't allow you to open a business or store front anywhere you want - it has to be in areas they (the town) have deemed suitable for commerce, whether you're a Salvation Army or Walmart.

Then, head to the hardware store and lay in a supply of plastic drop cloths and blue painter’s tape.

Click the "Store" link at the top of the page and buy BP's book on Note Investing.

I would hate to renovate a building to be used as a restaurant then a convenient store company reaches out to me to discuss leasing options.

Located in booming San Antonio, TX area near Shopping Malls, Theme Park, Restaurants, Medical Center, plenty of stores in great neighborhood.

My reasoning was that it would be a safe place to store it until i could get it into real estate. 

So if someone sues you for your Ebay store they can now take your real estate...doesn't sound good to me.

Are you prepared to take him/her to the tile store, paint store, carpet store, countertops warehouse, plumbing fixture store, etc.? 

I figure if the big corporations are investing millions of dollars in buying land and construction of new retail stores they vet out the area way more than any of us can.

As I am starting out, I can´t help but imagine the possibilities of driving forward more natural building (cob, straw bale, hemp, etc.) in regards to investing in real estate.