I don't know the NC market, but can just speak to the Phoenix area. 

TBH these circles do speaking engagements as promotional opportunities, it’s a hand shake and “I’ll speak at yours if you speak at mine”.

Ask to speak with some of their current owners and current/former tenants.

I don't want to wait to fix this, because the urine could seep into the subfloor and legally speaking I need to mitigate my damages.

Can you speak on how you source granite slabs cost effectively?

I speak to them regularly and bonuses have never been on their list of incentives.

Quote from @Michael Dumler: @Carsyn Childress, I can't speak on behalf of your market, but whenever I attend an REI meet-up in my respective market, I always connect with at least one or two wholesalers.

I am VERY late to this, but I was wondering if I could speak to you(all) about leasing to an operator.

I'll speak to litigation attorney and see if there is any hope but as grandma use to say: "you can't bleed a turnip".

Above just the assumption that it'd be far more of a corporate environment, I just don't think that would happen at a larger shop, at least not for quite awhile, and I do think I would generally be more at home with a smaller office of people (smaller being relative to multi-national, or coast-to-coast, I suppose).Personally speaking, do you find that you're in that type of environment with a boutique brokerage?